Puzzles – Chess Boot Camp

Ben

March 13, 2022

Grab stuff

Black just played his knight from e4 back to f6, where it

Ben

March 13, 2022

Opportunity for evil

White plays the lazy h3, thinking it will kick a bishop, but

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March 13, 2022

Dovetail

White’s last move Qe4 is a blunder, why?

Ben

March 13, 2022

Trap

Black has just played his knight to d7. What do you see?

Ben

March 13, 2022

Spot the free stuff

Can you see a way to win material, guaranteed?

Ben

March 13, 2022

Piling on threats

In the game I played Bf4 missing a far stronger (more forcing)

Ben

March 13, 2022

Scan!

Always scan the whole board on every turn! There may only be

Ben

March 13, 2022

Don’t just grab

Qxb7 was a mistake! Black has a winning idea here, but it’s

Ben

March 13, 2022

Look carefully!

White to move and win.

Ben

March 13, 2022

Hard to find tactic

White has an awesome tactic here, but can you spot it?

Ben

March 13, 2022

Taking advantage of pins

There’s ONE outstanding move for black after the blunder 10. b4??. What

Ben

March 13, 2022

Free material, can you spot it?

Black’s knight move to f6 was a mistake, but why?

Ben

March 13, 2022

Hold the Advantage

There’s only one good move here.

Ben

March 13, 2022

Capitalising on Blunders

I played Bh7+ but missed a much better option.

Ben

March 13, 2022

Find M2

There’s only one move that can deliver mate-in-two. I missed it, but