Puzzles January 2026

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Puzzle time!
GL on solving!

These are some funny puzzles from a course I'm following atm.

I hope you enjoy them.

Theme: The Cross-Pin (info on theme in my post below)

Puzzle 1

Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4
Puzzle 5

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Hi all!

These are the first puzzles of 2026.

This month just one set, just to little time for this and my pc died (RIP) so this post is made on a new one.

Hope you enjoy!

For those who want an explanation of the theme of the puzzles:

A chess cross-pin (or double pin) is a powerful tactic where one piece is pinned in two different directions simultaneously, often by pinning a lower-value piece to a higher-value piece, which is itself pinned to the King, creating immense tactical pressure and leading to material loss for the opponent.

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Very nice selection of puzzles on this theme