Blunder Watch

White finds a nice way to take a small material advantage after Black's mistake. Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the mistake.

Black resigned following this mistake. Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the mistake. Win material.

Should you capture pieces with your kingside pawns if it weakens your pawn structure? Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the mistake. Win material.

After the blunder by Black there are no good followup moves to prevent the Queen being captured. These two puzzle lines show how the Black Queen is captured.

Version 1: Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the blunder. Queen capture in 8 moves.

Version 2: Queen capture in 9 moves.

Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the blunder. Mate in 4 moves.

Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the blunder. Win material in 6 moves.

Easy

I can try that. But, if I get complaints that the puzzles are too hard I'll have to provide some direction. Thanks for your feedback. I'm glad you're enjoying the puzzles.

Click the lightbulb twice to see Black's first move followed by the blunder.

Click the lightbulb twice to see White's first move followed by the blunder.

A common opening truism is that bringing your Queen out early can lead to blunders. Case in point:

How can promoting to Queen be a blunder?

I source the positions in games between GMs and use the engine in Analysis to find a continuation with a high accuracy that is suitable for a puzzle. Then I create the puzzle and post it.