Puzzles for week 3

Alright, it's time to take a break from all those checkmate puzzles and settle for more realisitic ones, mainly puzzles where you spring a surprise at your opponent who suddenly finds himself/herself down by material!

Yes, I'm talking about material advantages here. It's not often you get to checkmate so beautifully, so it's essential to look out for material advantages too. This week's puzzles feature 3 of these puzzles. I just had to have a checkmate one for "Very Hard"......

This week's "Very Hard" puzzle is quie unusual. Black is in zugzwang after White's correct move and even 20 possible moves do nothing to prevent checkmate!

 Also, you are encouraged to post your comments, suggestions (3D pieces, colour of board, etc.) in here. Also, the offer about 1 trophy per 5 puzzles sent to me via message still stands. Hopefully, you can contribute to the group by sending me your own puzzles and still get trophies along the way! All the credit will be yours regarding the puzzle you sent, rest assured.

And I'd like your opinions on whether I should add annotations and my comments about the puzzles or not. Reply here.

And now, time for the puzzles!

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PUZZLES FOR WEEK 3:

Very Easy

Aim: Material advantage