Chess Puzzles

Here we list the latest chess puzzles and game positions. Click the “Play now” link or on the puzzle image to play and solve the puzzle online.

Click on a FEN string to select it automatically and, if you have the full version of SparkChess, paste it in the Board Editor, then click Apply to play from that position.

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Daniel Harrwitz vs Bernhard Horwitz


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Daniel Harrwitz vs Bernhard Horwitz, London, 1846

Romanic Chess. White to move and win in 3.

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Richard Reti vs Saviely Tartakower

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White mates in 3 in a daring maneouver. Richard Reti vs Saviely Tartakower, Vienna 1910.

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Popert vs John Cochrane


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Black Mates in 3. H Popert vs John Cochrane, London, 1841

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Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat

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Medium difficulty chess puzzle from 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat. White to Move. Mate in 3.

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Gaprindashvili vs Richtrova

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Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliska Richtrova, Wuppertal, 1990
White to move. Mate in 2.

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Tal vs Benko

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Mikhail Tal vs. Pal Benko, Bled, 1959
White moves and wins in 2.

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