Chess Puzzles

Interesting chess puzzles and game positions in FEN format.

If you have the full version of SparkChess, you can copy each string, paste it in the Board Editor, then click Apply to play from that position. If you just have the online version, click the "Play now" link after each puzzle.

Tip: Click on a FEN string to select it automatically.

diagram of Donald Byrne vs. Bobby Fischer chess puzzle

Donald Byrne vs. Bobby Fischer

Play online this chess puzzle from Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer. Black mates in 3.
diagram of Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch chess puzzle

Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch

Try to solve online this chess puzzle: Karl Gilg vs Aaron Nimzowitsch during Semmering tournament, 1926. Black wins in 3.
diagram of Albert Pulitzer vs. Georg Marco chess puzzle

Albert Pulitzer vs. Georg Marco

Play online this chess puzzle from Albert Pulitzer vs Georg Marco. White Mates in 2.

diagram of Daniel Harrwitz vs. Bernhard Horwitz chess puzzle

Daniel Harrwitz vs. Bernhard Horwitz

Put your wits to the test with this fun chess puzzle from 1846. White to move and win in 3.
diagram of Richard Reti vs. Saviely Tartakower chess puzzle

Richard Reti vs. Saviely Tartakower

White mates in 3 in a daring maneouver. Richard Reti vs Saviely Tartakower, Vienna 1910.
diagram of Popert vs. John Cochrane chess puzzle

Popert vs. John Cochrane

Black Mates in 3. Popert vs John Cochrane, London, 1841
diagram of Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat chess puzzle

Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat

Medium difficulty chess puzzle: Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat 1804; White to Move and mate in 3.
diagram of Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliška Richtrová chess puzzle

Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliška Richtrová

Chess puzzle from a women competition. Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliska Richtrova, Wuppertal, 1990. White to move and mate in 2.