Chess puzzles for Black
Play and solve Black-to-move interactive chess puzzles. All puzzles have solutions and historical context. You can play each puzzle online against the computer.

David Adams vs Mark Lyell
In Great Yarmouth during 2007, Mark Lyell found a way to finish the game against David Adams. Black has a mate in four to complete the task.

Tea Bosboom-Lanchava vs Anna Muzychuk
During their 2004 meeting in Calvia, Anna Muzychuk found a powerful way to finish the game against Tea Bosboom-Lanchava. This puzzle asks you to find the mating net Black can weave in just four moves.

Dawid Przepiorka vs Erich Eliskases
The game between Dawid Przepiorka, representing Poland and Erich Eliskases, an Austrian born chess player took place in Hamburg, Germany, 1930.

Frederick Yates vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch
Germany, Hamburg,1910. The city of Hamburg hosted one of most interesting chess game between Frederick Yates and Aaron Nimzowitsch.

James Mason vs. Georg Marco
Georg Marco with black defeats James Mason in a game, Leipzig 1894.

Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy
An amazing chess endgame between Alexander Meek versus Paul Morphy. Morphy with the blacks proves his chess abilities and intuition

Enrico Paoli vs. Jan Foltys
The battle between two chess masters will end in a position exploited by the black.

Paul Vaitonis vs. Reuben Fine
The end game Paul Vaitonis and Reuben Fine , Stockholm 1937 ended in a victory for Fine who won in 3 moves.
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