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Checkmate Challenge #29
It's Sunday and that means that today's puzzle is the hardest of the week. White to play and checkmate in three. Do you know this famous...

Ryan Murphy
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #28
White looks to be in trouble, but it is White to play and checkmate in two moves. What would you do?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 7, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #27
Happy Friday, everyone. Today's puzzle is White to play and checkmate in two moves. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #26
White to play and checkmate in one move. What would you do?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #25
Today's checkmate challenge is from Morphy-Worral, 1857. White to play and checkmate in one. Can you solve it?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #24
For today's puzzle it's once again White to play and checkmate in one move. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #23
Hello, chess enthusiasts. Today's puzzle is White to play and checkmate in one move. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 2, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #22
Hello, everyone! Today's puzzle is White to play and checkmate in three moves. Can you solve the hardest puzzle of the week?

Ryan Murphy
Mar 1, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #21
Today's challenge is White to play and checkmate in two moves. What would you play here?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 29, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #20
Hello, chess enthusiasts! Today's challenge is White to play and mate in two moves. What would you do?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 28, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #19
Hello, everyone! Today's puzzle is the final checkmate in one for this week. White to play. What would you do?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 27, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #18
In today's challenge, White has to act quickly or else Black will give mate. White to play and checkmate in one move.

Ryan Murphy
Feb 26, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #17
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Another important mating pattern can be seen in today's challenge. White to play and checkmate in one move.

Ryan Murphy
Feb 25, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #16
Hello, chess enthusiasts. We start this week with a checkmate in one move puzzle. White to play. What would you do?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 24, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #15
It's the end of the week, so that means today's puzzle is more difficult. Today's challenge has White to play and checkmate in three...

Ryan Murphy
Feb 23, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #14
Can you calculate like a Grandmaster? Today's challenge is taken from analysis in the Grandmaster Preparation series book 'Calculation.'...

Ryan Murphy
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #13
Hello, chess enthusiasts. Today's challenge is White to play and checkmate in two moves. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 21, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #12
It's Thursday, and that means the last mate-in-one of the week. White to play and checkmate. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 20, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #11
Today's challenge is a very common situation in scholastic tournaments. How can White checkmate in one move?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 19, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #10
Hello, chess enthusiasts! Today's challenge is another checkmate in one. What would you play as White?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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