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Chess

  • Tuesday, 2 April, 2024
    Chess: generation battle as world title Candidates starts in Toronto 

    Puzzle — find the win for White

    A man in glasses and white shirt leans over a chessboard
  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2024
    Government’s £500k chess stimulus tests England’s elite talents 

    Puzzle — how could White have drawn with Carlsen?

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chats with young chess players in the garden of Downing Street
  • Monday, 18 March, 2024
    Carlsen and Buettner announce Freestyle Chess Tour for top players

    Puzzle: find the way to the caged black king

    World number one chess player magnus carlsen at the chess board
  • Monday, 11 March, 2024
    Half a century on, Fischer v Spassky at Reykjavik still echoes

    Puzzle: few pieces and a single line of play, but it defeats many

    Two chess players, one with his back to us, the other holding his head in his palms, gaze down at the board
  • Monday, 4 March, 2024
    Chess: Oxford vs Cambridge almost level after 151 years

    Puzzle: just a single line of play 

    Multiple chess players playing one another over the board in a grand old hall
  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    Chess: Michael Adams wins again on a vintage weekend for over-50s

    Puzzle — can you mate in two with a huge material lead?

    A grandmaster chess player concentrates on his next move on the board
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Carlsen wins at Freestyle Chess amid ambitious plans

    Puzzle: can you mate in six, every one a check?

    Magnus Carlsen, in white shirt, leans back on his chair as Fabiano Caruna on the other side of the table contemplates the chessboard
  • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
    World champion crushed in freestyle chess

    Puzzle: Just a single line of play — can you find it in half an hour?

    A chess player makes his next move
  • Monday, 5 February, 2024
    World No 1 v world champion: Carlsen and Ding to meet this weekend

    Puzzle: how did the US star force victory?

    Two world champion chess players study the board
  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
    Ex-prodigy surprises at ‘chess Wimbledon’ while world champion flops

    Puzzle: find White’s winning move

    Two chess grandmasters pose for pictures before going into battle on the board
  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
    The forgotten world title challenger Salo Flohr

    Puzzle: find Black’s hidden win

    Chess players sit at tables studying the boards, in a hotel, watched over by many others
  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    World champion Ding makes comeback at ‘chess Wimbledon’

    Puzzle: White resigned! Can you do better?

    Chess player Ding Liren walks on to a stage at a tournament
  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    Hastings plans to revive its vintage years

    Puzzle: test your tactical skills

  • Tuesday, 2 January, 2024
    Magnus Carlsen wins another two world championships

    Puzzle: can you mate in three in 15 minutes?

    Chess champion Magnus Carlsen
  • Wednesday, 27 December, 2023
    Memories of the legendary Paul Keres

    Puzzle — how did Keres force resignation?

    A statue of Paul Keres sitting at a chess board, while a man walks by in the background
  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    Aged just eight, Bodhana Sivanandan enters chess history

    Plus: in this week’s puzzle — can you find White’s hidden win?

    A studios-looking eight-year-old girl at the chessboard
  • Monday, 11 December, 2023
    Michael Adams wins London Classic at age 52

    Puzzle: a forced solution, but can you find it in 10 minutes?

    Chess player Michael Adams looks for his next move on the board
  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    Hans Niemann playing in London this week amid new controversy

    Puzzle: find Black’s hidden win

    Chess player Hans Niemann looks into the distance with his chin resting on his hand
  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    London Classic starts this weekend, plus Pro-Biz Cup

    Puzzle: find the single line of play which mates in three

    Chess grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov drinks coffee while contemplating his next move against an opponent
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    England narrowly miss medals at European team championship

    Puzzle: can you find Black’s route to a forced win?

  • Monday, 13 November, 2023
    England seeded fourth at European teams as former Russian makes his debut

    Puzzle: can you find the single sequence solution in 10 minutes?

  • Monday, 6 November, 2023
    Chess: Adams and Nunn score golden England double in world senior championships

    Puzzle: just a single line of play, but you’ll do well to find it in a quarter of an hour

  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
    World elite battle rising stars in Isle of Man

    Plus — can you solve this tricky puzzle in 15 minutes?

    A chess player wearing a dark suit makes his move on the board
  • Monday, 23 October, 2023
    Chess: one-move blunder decides Qatar Open

    Puzzle: solve this tricky mate in two

  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
    Chess: watch phobia derails Magnus Carlsen at Qatar

    Puzzle: mate in three, just a single line of play, but not easy

    Two chess players look down at the board awaiting the next move
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