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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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Checkmate Challenge #9
Happy Monday, everyone. For today's puzzle it is White to play and checkmate in one move. What would you play?

Ryan Murphy
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #8
Today's puzzle is the hardest of the week. In the position below it's White to play and mate in three moves. Good luck!

Ryan Murphy
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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Checkmate Challenge #7
Today's challenge is another checkmate in two moves. White to play. Be quick and precise! Black is also threatening mate. What would you...

Ryan Murphy
Feb 15, 20201 min read
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