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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #15 - Sep 8^th, 2024 at 9:58pm Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:32am: White to move mate in 2 https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/036d82464aff3deeeef4f32caafdec61.png OK - the solution to this one: Queen to f8 check. King takes Queen Rook to d8 checkmate. Or if the King declines the Queen: King to h7. Queen to g7 checkmate.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #16 - Sep 15^th, 2024 at 12:59am A new puzzle for all you chess crazy posters: White to move - mate in 3:
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #17 - Sep 16^th, 2024 at 1:07am Bobby. wrote on Sep 15^th, 2024 at 12:59am: A new puzzle for all you chess crazy posters: White to move - mate in 3: Solution here: Arjun Erigaisi vs Péter Prohászka \| FIDE Chess Olympiad (2024) Pause the video moment at 18:10
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #18 - Sep 29^th, 2024 at 10:59pm Great game here: only 8 minutes.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #19 - Oct 22^nd, 2024 at 7:52am Black to move and win:
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25110 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #20 - Nov 2^nd, 2024 at 11:51pm Bobby. wrote on Sep 8^th, 2024 at 9:58pm: Queen to f8 check. King takes Queen Rook to d8 checkmate. Or if the King declines the Queen: King to h7. Queen to g7 checkmate. Queen to g7 checkmate.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25110 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #21 - Nov 2^nd, 2024 at 11:53pm I'm just guessing here. I am still to learn the game. I think you have a trick question.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #22 - Nov 2^nd, 2024 at 11:56pm UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2024 at 11:53pm: I'm just guessing here. I am still to learn the game. I think you have a trick question. Then only do the easy ones. Sorry - the puzzles are really for experienced players.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #23 - Dec 10^th, 2024 at 7:51am A Xmas puzzle. Black to move _ mate in 2.
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Reply #24 - Dec 13^th, 2024 at 10:14am

Chess news.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl3d5gyxr7o

Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion

6 hours ago

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating defending champion China's Ding Liren in a dramatic turn on Thursday.

Dommaraju, 18, is four years younger than the former record-holder, Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who was 22 when he won the title in 1985.

The Chennai prodigy has long been a superstar in the chess world, having attained the status of chess grandmaster at the age of 12.

But he was seen as the outside challenger going into the final round of the FIDE World Chess Championship, held in Singapore this year.

Playing on black, Dommaraju won the game after Ding, who had been in a solid position, made a fatal foolish move that gave up his last powerful piece.

His blunder delivered victory to the 18-year-old, who until now had been ranked fifth in the world and second in his own country.

The 14-game World Championship competition had been closely watched by chess fans around the world this past fortnight.

Narrated game 14 here:

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #25 - Dec 24^th, 2024 at 6:52am A Xmas puzzle for all you chess mad Ozpol readers. This one is not easy to see - I didn't see it and I wished I would have looked at it for longer as it's great. Black to move and win mate in 4.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #26 - Mar 13^th, 2025 at 7:51pm White to move and win - mate in 7.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #27 - May 13^th, 2025 at 2:18pm White to move, mate in 6:
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 114303 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #28 - Jun 3^rd, 2025 at 9:46am Magnus Carlsen slams the table when he loses: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BTXVnJpnCi8 Here is the narrated game done a few hours later: Also here:
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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #29 - Jul 21^st, 2025 at 10:22pm

Las Vegas, Chess 960

This was the final game – pause the video moment -
for the Las Vegas, Chess 960, freestyle chess just finished today.
The winner took $200K first prize.

See picture – what move would you make as White knowing $200K is up for grabs?

Game Position here at 4:34

Magnus came 3rd – he didn’t win.

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