Go to move 37, a few moves later one of us resigned. After this move one of us resigned. At this stage in the game me and my opponent both thought we had won the game. See if you can determine which side will win the game, which pawn ends up be...
Shane and I met in the the final round of a USCF chess tournament today. Chess.com didn't like it very much but we had a good time and it drew a lot of attention for being a dramatic and high stress game. Let me know what ya'll think. 1) Sacr...
Much like the championship in A the player who would go on to win this game was behind by a significant margin. Welcome to team never surrender Katie! Go to move 23. After the exchange of bishops Derek likely thought he could grab the upper hand b...
Noah won this game with a 27% accuracy. Which may very well be the lowest accuracy a tournament in A has ever been won with. Cliff dominated the majority of the game but despite my sloppy play there is a plan brewing. Go to move 30. Cliff is going...
Begin on move 12. Zach would go on to win I doubt he is too upset. But can you find the gamechanging opportunity he missed from 12-15?
Begin on move 52. Parallel kings can never cross. Northrup is about to use this principle to take down Cliff. Can you see Northrups multi move plan to win the game despite being down material?
Begin on move 48. Kenzie dominated this game but has just given me an opportunity to force a draw despite being down two pawns. I ultimately failed to capitalize on the mistake and went on to lose the game. Can you determine what I should have do...
Start at move 24. This game was Daniel vs Daniel. Can you find the mate in 2 that was missed?
This showdown was between Murphy and Mom. Murphy opens with the polish game, which I am not sure I had ever seen before. So, kudos for that Murphy. This game is only 8 moves long and was a massacre but Murphy has an interesting missed opportunity...
Go to move 11. This puzzle was from Sarah and Dads first round opener in the July tournament. Sarah just played C5 which is viewed as a fairly hefty mistake. However, its about to set her up to win the game. Dad pushes B4, presumably with the hop...
James was coined excessive force in his first tournament for drawing a game while up 33 points of material. This time, James was saved by Gregory using excessive force. It is black to move. Gregory is about to promote his pawn to a queen and for...
This game looks like a blowout by the end but it was extremely close for the majority of the game. I am going to do a full game analysis on this. Feel free to respond with your answers to my questions or any other thoughts you have on this champio...
I am playing against a 1708 in a USCF online tournament and have the black pieces. Go to move 40. I would ultimately go on to win by milking the clock. Kenzie later pointed out to me I could guarantee victory with a better understanding of rook...
This is a showdown between Caleb and James. Caleb would go on to win the game comfortably but there is a huge missed opportunity here by implementing the concept of windmills. Windmills are when you use a perpetual check to remove several of your...
This is my solution to wanting to get my queen out in the opening. Obviously this results in a lot of different lines but this was the intended one when I designed the opening.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YS9cYDDgwePvmZByS-qW__vbZhoR82cQzPLKHd2fZMQ/edit?usp=sharing
Go to move 43. I am playing black. I am setting up a mate in three but it requires a pawn sacrifice. First, see if you can anticipate my move to set up the impending mate. Once you find my trap, state what you believe whites best counter is and ...
Start on move 37. Time is definitely a factor in this game but it doesn't change the fact that Mackenzie is about to use a strong attacking tecnique to change a back and forth game to certain checkmate. Over the next several moves Mackenzie is g...
go to move 24. At this point in the tournament Grumpa is 3-0 and Henry is 0-3. The game has been up and down up to this point but this is a turning point. Can you find why Grumpa is in trouble? Grumpa has already lost his queen by this point whe...
Start with move 26. This game was between Margaret and Madison. Good news for Madison is she was able to demonstrate a strong sense of how to move her pieces and the ability to construct a long term plan. Bad news is she has allowed herself to b...
For those of you who do not know what a passed pawn is, a passed pawn is a pawn that is no longer obstructed by another pawn on its file and cannot be attacked by any other pawn on the board. Passed pawns are extremely dangerous in the endgame. ...
Mom is on white I am on black. Moms opening the first seven moves is very strong against the sicilian defense. Her first mistake occurs on move 8 b3. This move doesn't accomplish much and limits the bishops ability to move. The computer wants her...
I have just played a brilliant move. Unfortunately, I am about to play my only blunder of the game to follow my brilliant move. Can you figure out why rook b1 was brilliant but following it with rook d1 was a blunder? See if you can figure out th...
