In our modern chess world, computers are now regarded as superior to humans. Although they are very quick in tactics, there are some positions where they are completely (not a little bit, but completely!) off. For example, I was toying with po...
This is a very strange position. White is up a Rook and Bishop for two Pawns, and his Bishops seem to slice down the board. This is a huge fact, but it is overshadowed by something even bigger: White seems to be about to lose an entire Quee...
Most of you know that stalemates can be used as defensive resourses. There are many beautiful stalemating positions, but many of them are not too unusual. Still, there are amazing stalemates out there, like this 10-move stalemate found by puzz...
This is a beautiful chess composition by Pal Benko which wins in a very nice fashion. If you can solve it on your first try, then you are definitely going to be the next Magnus Carlsen!
Mate in 2: If you look at all pieces together, you see a rook shape! Found in: CHESS, by Lazslo Polgar, Puzzle # 5334 (!)
