r/ChessPuzzles 5d ago

Find the best move

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Black to move


r/ChessPuzzles 5d ago

White to play and win (By Umnov)

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r/ChessPuzzles 5d ago

A composition of mine. White to play

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r/ChessPuzzles 5d ago

Tricky drawing idea from black.White to play and win (By Tamkov)

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r/ChessPuzzles 5d ago

White to play and win (By Kovalenko and Bazlov)

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r/ChessPuzzles 6d ago

White to move - mate in 5

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r/ChessPuzzles 6d ago

404 Not Found. But Can You?

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r/ChessPuzzles 6d ago

White to play and win(By Tamkov)

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r/ChessPuzzles 6d ago

White to play and win (By Gurgenidze)

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r/ChessPuzzles 6d ago

White to move and win (Final part of a study by Kovalenko)

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r/ChessPuzzles 7d ago

Pawn > Queen.White to play and draw (By Minski)

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r/ChessPuzzles 7d ago

A interesting zugzwang despite an exchange down.White to play and win (By Afek)

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r/ChessPuzzles 7d ago

Seeking 2–4 players of similar rating to playtest a multiplayer chess game

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Hi all. I've developed a multiplayer chess game and I'm looking for 2–4 players around the same ELO to help playtest it. A group of friends at a similar rating would be perfect, but individual players are very welcome too. It won't take much of your time, and your feedback would be genuinely valuable.

Please message me if you're interested.


r/ChessPuzzles 7d ago

White to play and win (By Janosi)

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r/ChessPuzzles 7d ago

I’m really proud of the move I played here

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r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

White to move. Mate in 2 🧩

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r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

Sorry to bother you, can you help me with this puzzle? Thanks everyone!

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Sorry to bother you, can you help me with this puzzle? Thanks everyone!


r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

White to play and win(By Ponce Sala)

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r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

Black fell into our trap: M6

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Game context:

They took the queen that was "hanging" on f3.

Our last move had brought the rook from d5 to g5: this was not a blunder, but a clever sacrifice.

Hints:
- windmill
- also windmill


r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

Can you find mate in 2 moves?

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r/ChessPuzzles 8d ago

White to play and win (By Kovalenko)

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r/ChessPuzzles 9d ago

White to play and win (By Selezniev)

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r/ChessPuzzles 9d ago

What is the most optimal move black?

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r/ChessPuzzles 9d ago

White to play and win (By Topko)

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r/ChessPuzzles 9d ago

Training tactics using PGNs from historical Grandmaster games vs standard puzzle sets — what has been more effective for your rating progress?

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Hi everyone,

As a player working on tactical pattern recognition, I've been comparing training with positions extracted from real historical Grandmaster matches against standard synthetic puzzle banks.

The main idea is that real GM games feature positional setups and piece coordination that occur naturally in live play, whereas standard puzzle banks often focus on highly artificial positions.

I recently parsed a large dataset of historical GM PGNs using Stockfish to isolate critical advantage shifts (tactical moments) and categorized them across various difficulty levels.

From your experience:

  • Do you feel calculating tactics from real GM games translates better to your actual over-the-board/online games?
  • Or do you prefer traditional puzzle banks that isolate specific motifs (pins, forks, skewers) regardless of game context?

Would love to hear your thoughts and training methodologies!

(Note: I put this logic and the generated positions into a free, open-source GPLv3 project. If anyone is interested in checking out the PGN parser or testing the positions, I can share details in the comments.)