Chess Puzzle #19 – White mates in 4
White to play, White mates in 4 [Van den Doel-Heinatz '03] By: Shelby Lyman Hint: All on the white squares
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Chess Puzzle #18 – White wins the knight
White to play, White wins the knight [Reeh-Heissler '03] By: Shelby Lyman
Fan works of Mario
There is not a kid in my elementary school that hadn’t heard of Mario by the time he was twelve, its ingrained in to our childhood. Mario and his friends will always have a special spot in our hearts. Because there are so many fans of Mario and his friends after a while fan art, [...]
Chess Puzzle #17 – Black wins material
Black to play and Black wins material By: Shelby Lyman Hint: Set up the skewer
Manhunt
Today I was told by a friend of mine of a game that recently started in Vancouver called Manhunt. BASIC MANHUNT RULES: Manhunt is a hide-and-seek variant. The game starts out with one person, known as the MANHUNTER, who is “it”. After the manhunter has been selected, the FUGITIVES have 120 seconds to hide. If [...]
Chess Puzzle #16 – White to play, mate in 3 moves
White to play and mate in three moves H. Northcote, Toronto 1st Prize, Toronto Globe, 1872
Chess Puzzle #15 – White to play, mate in 3 moves
White to play and mate in three moves M. J. Murphy, Quebec Dedicated to Mr. J. B. Halkett
Chess Puzzle #14 – White to play, mate in 3 moves
White to play and mate in three moves W. Atkinson, Montreal 1st Prize, Canadian Spectator Tourney, 1880
Chess Puzzle #12 – White to play, mate in 1 move
White to play and mate in one move W. Atkinson, Montreal 1st Prize, Canadian Spectator Tourney, 1880
Chess Puzzle #11 – White to play, mate in 3 moves
White to play and mate in three moves W. Atkinson, Montreal
Chess Puzzle #10 – Mate in 2, White to move
White to play and mate in two moves Hint: Back Rank
Chess Puzzle #9 – White to play, mate in 3 moves
White to play and mate in three moves Hint: All Night Long
Chess Puzzle #8 – Black has a crusher
Black has a crusher Hint: Sacrifice the rook
Chess Puzzle #7 – White wins a piece
White wins a piece [Epishin-Sadler 2003] Hint: Find the double threat
Chess Puzzle #4 – Mate in 2, White to move
Chess Puzzle #4 – Mate in 2, White to move
Chess Puzzle #1 – Mate in 2, White to move
#1 Mate in 2, White to move
Chess Puzzle #6 – White nets a piece
#6 White nets a piece ( Rank: 2) By Shelby Lyman – National Post March 22, 2007 [adapted, Ivanchuk-Topalov 2003] Hint: Crisscross
Daily Chess Puzzles
I have created a script that generates a new chess puzzle from a database once a day. The puzzles can be email to you or you can subscribe via a RSS feed. A list of past chess puzzles Subscribe to the chess puzzle a day RSS feed Subscribe to a chess puzzle a day mailing [...]
Design Competition: Board Game Design Challenge
The Vancouver Independant Game Designers Association chapter coordinators cordially invite entrants to create a unique board game based on one of three classic arcade titles: ROBOTRON – JOUST – SPACE INVADERS. This is a FREE event to enter as a designer or player. Spectators are also welcome! This is a perfect chance to prove you’re [...]