Weekly Puzzle
White to Move Black is targeting the f2 square with the Knight. You have many opportunites to checkmate. Which one is the best? Give me your answer in the comments. Enjoy Puzzling over this and use it to help with Atomic chess!
Weekly Puzzle
Black to Move White is targeting the pawn on a7. How do you stop this loss? Let me know your answer in the comments. Enjoy Puzzling over this and use it to help with Atomic chess!
Weekly Puzzle
White to Move Those hanging Knights are looking pretty good! Can you find the best move? Let me know your answer in the comments. Enjoy Puzzling over this and use it to help with Atomic chess!
Weekly Puzzle
Black to Move The White Queen only needs one move to end you. What is the best move? Let me know your answer in the comments.Enjoy Puzzling over this and use it to help with Atomic chess!
Rated Tournament Today, Thursday Dec. 18
Let's compete in a Swiss tournament. I have scheduled it for 1:15 PM, Central Time. Here is the link to join https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6114927 See you there!
Lesson 5: Endgame Strategies
For people who haven't played Atomic chess before, I'm including these lessons to help you along. I would recomend getting a little used to the moves and mates that can happen before playing. If you don't, just remember: the best way to win is to ...
Tournament Tomorrow!
I have organized a tournament for tomorrow, 12:10p.m. Pacific Standerd Time. See you there! Here's the link: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6110961
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 White to Move You are down on pieces. But the Black King is sort of trapped. How can you take advantage of this? Puzzle #2 Black to Move White just promoted its Pawn to a Queen. Things look pretty bleak. Can you win? How? ...
Club Match!
A tournament will happen tomorrow at 11:34 pm Pacific Time. Here is the link: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6083641 See you there!
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 Black to Move White is going to win in one combo. How do you stop him and win the game yourself? Puzzle #2 White to Move Black is threatening to blow up the Queen. Do you flee or protect? Let me know your answers in the...
Club Match!
View the Swiss tournament here https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6063831 This will happen tomorrow at 9:15 PACIFIC STANDERD TIME. Seeeeee you there!
Club Match!
A club match will begin in about 7 hours. See you there! https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6059597
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 White to Move Black is going to win in one move. How can you turn this around? Puzzle #2 Black to Move White is threating a win. What's the best move? Puzzle #3 Black to Move Should you take? If so, why? If not, what'...
Club Tournament at 11:30 PACIFIC STANDERD TIME
Let's play a rated Swiss tournament against the club. It will begin in about 4 hours. See you there! Here is the link to the match: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6053919
Weekly Puzzle.
Weekly Puzzle Black is sacrifising it's Rook to create a passed pawn. What should you do now?
No Lesson today, but fun challenges instead!
So, before I go in here, we can't play Atomic chess tournaments/votechess. The software simply doesn't have the capabilities. But what we can do is play regular chess: against this club and others. So, that said, we have one votechess match agai...
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 Black to Move You just blew up a lot of White's pieces. What is the best next move? (Hint: see that open c file. How can you get a piece to take advantage of the lack of a pawn there?) Puzzle #2 Black to Move White is Kicki...
Lesson 4: Middlegame Tips and Tricks
For people who haven't played Atomic chess before, I'm including these lessons to help you along. I would recomend getting a little used to the moves and mates that can happen before playing. If you don't, just remember: the best way to win is to ...
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 Black to move The White Pawn is kicking the Queen. What should you do? Puzzle #2 Black to Move White can win in two or three moves. How can you turn it around? Puzzle #3 Black to Move What is the best move? Puzzle...
Lesson 3: Summary
For people who haven't played Atomic chess before, I'm including these lessons to help you along. I would recomend getting a little used to the moves and mates that can happen before playing. If you don't, just remember: the best way to win is to ...
Monthly Super Puzzle
This is you situation: Black's next move will probably be this: But he can move other pieces in response. Out of these moves, which are you going to pick? (The first move has been moved, the arrow indicates where the piece(s) will go...
Weekly Puzzle
Puzzle #1 White to Move The White King is in Check. What is the best response out of the options indicated by the arrows? Puzzle #2 Black to Move The White Pawn just Promoted. Black is clearly down on pieces. But how can you ...
Who wants to be the new Admin?
I need some help! Does anybody here want to be an Admin and help out with puzzles and/or lessons? You might not need to do it every week but maybe every so often. Requirements: Must have be at least 1500 rating in Atomic chess. Let me know in the ...
Lesson 2: The Uncommon Openings.
For people who haven't played Atomic chess before, I'm including these lessons to help you along. I would recomend getting a little used to the moves and mates that can happen before playing. If you don't, just remember: the best way to win is to ...
