Ilja Sirosh
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♟️ International Master sharing 365 Days of Chess Content in 2025 — instructive daily chess puzzles for all levels. Follow to improve your game! 🧠✨
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Gorshtein-Fedoseev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day337
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Gorshtein-Fedoseev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day337
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Gorshtein-Fedoseev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day337
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Gorshtein-Fedoseev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day337
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White set up a classic Anastasia's Mate:
1.Ne7+!(D) Kh8
2.Qxh7+! Kxh7
3.Rh4#
A must know checkmating pattern for any chess player!
White set up a classic Anastasia's Mate:
1.Ne7+!(D) Kh8
2.Qxh7+! Kxh7
3.Rh4#
A must know checkmating pattern for any chess player!
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White set up a classic Anastasia's Mate:
1.Ne7+!(D) Kh8
2.Qxh7+! Kxh7
3.Rh4#
A must know checkmating pattern for any chess player!
White set up a classic Anastasia's Mate:
1.Ne7+!(D) Kh8
2.Qxh7+! Kxh7
3.Rh4#
A must know checkmating pattern for any chess player!
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Makhnev-Karthikeyan (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day336
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Makhnev-Karthikeyan (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day336
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Makhnev-Karthikeyan (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day336
Test your tactical vision.
The following position is from Makhnev-Karthikeyan (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day336
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White can improve the e3-knight with 1.Nc4!(D):
- 1...dxc4?? fails to 2.Bxc4+ and Black's king has no squares
- 1...Bc7 allows 2.Na5! eyeing b7- and c6-pawns, when 2...Bxa5 3.bxa5 leaves Black with a huge weakness on b7.
Sarana went on to win a nice game from here.
White can improve the e3-knight with 1.Nc4!(D):
- 1...dxc4?? fails to 2.Bxc4+ and Black's king has no squares
- 1...Bc7 allows 2.Na5! eyeing b7- and c6-pawns, when 2...Bxa5 3.bxa5 leaves Black with a huge weakness on b7.
Sarana went on to win a nice game from here.
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White can improve the e3-knight with 1.Nc4!(D):
- 1...dxc4?? fails to 2.Bxc4+ and Black's king has no squares
- 1...Bc7 allows 2.Na5! eyeing b7- and c6-pawns, when 2...Bxa5 3.bxa5 leaves Black with a huge weakness on b7.
Sarana went on to win a nice game from here.
White can improve the e3-knight with 1.Nc4!(D):
- 1...dxc4?? fails to 2.Bxc4+ and Black's king has no squares
- 1...Bc7 allows 2.Na5! eyeing b7- and c6-pawns, when 2...Bxa5 3.bxa5 leaves Black with a huge weakness on b7.
Sarana went on to win a nice game from here.
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
The following position is from Sarana-Ansat (2025).
❓What would improve White's position?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day335
The following position is from Sarana-Ansat (2025).
❓What would improve White's position?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day335
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
The following position is from Sarana-Ansat (2025).
❓What would improve White's position?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day335
The following position is from Sarana-Ansat (2025).
❓What would improve White's position?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black finds an excellent positional idea with 1…e4!(D), stopping White's e4 and securing counterplay on the kingside. For example:
- 2.f4 Bf5, followed by Qd7–Bh3.
- 2.fxe4 weakens White’s structure and the e5-square; after 2…Qe7, Black is already better.
Black finds an excellent positional idea with 1…e4!(D), stopping White's e4 and securing counterplay on the kingside. For example:
- 2.f4 Bf5, followed by Qd7–Bh3.
- 2.fxe4 weakens White’s structure and the e5-square; after 2…Qe7, Black is already better.
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black finds an excellent positional idea with 1…e4!(D), stopping White's e4 and securing counterplay on the kingside. For example:
- 2.f4 Bf5, followed by Qd7–Bh3.
- 2.fxe4 weakens White’s structure and the e5-square; after 2…Qe7, Black is already better.
Black finds an excellent positional idea with 1…e4!(D), stopping White's e4 and securing counterplay on the kingside. For example:
- 2.f4 Bf5, followed by Qd7–Bh3.
- 2.fxe4 weakens White’s structure and the e5-square; after 2…Qe7, Black is already better.
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of the pawn structures.
The following position is from Makhnev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day334
Test your understanding of the pawn structures.
The following position is from Makhnev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day334
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of the pawn structures.
The following position is from Makhnev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day334
Test your understanding of the pawn structures.
The following position is from Makhnev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day334
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White begins the mating net with 1.Re8+! Kg7, then calmly activates the queen with 2.Qe1!(D), threatening Qe5 or Qh4–h6 with an inevitable checkmate soon.
Always aim to include the queen into the attack!
White begins the mating net with 1.Re8+! Kg7, then calmly activates the queen with 2.Qe1!(D), threatening Qe5 or Qh4–h6 with an inevitable checkmate soon.
Always aim to include the queen into the attack!
November 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White begins the mating net with 1.Re8+! Kg7, then calmly activates the queen with 2.Qe1!(D), threatening Qe5 or Qh4–h6 with an inevitable checkmate soon.
Always aim to include the queen into the attack!
White begins the mating net with 1.Re8+! Kg7, then calmly activates the queen with 2.Qe1!(D), threatening Qe5 or Qh4–h6 with an inevitable checkmate soon.
Always aim to include the queen into the attack!
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Ivic-Balaji (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day333
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Ivic-Balaji (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day333
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Ivic-Balaji (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day333
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Ivic-Balaji (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day333
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
This is the right moment for the thematic break 1.d5!(D).
After 1…exd5, White plays 2.Qb5!, threatening Qxc6, Rxd5, and Nxf6.
- 2…Ne7 3.Nxf6 gxf6 4.Nd4 gives White strong attack
- 2…dxe4 3.Rxd8 Rfxd8 occurred in the game, but White eventually converted an extra queen
This is the right moment for the thematic break 1.d5!(D).
After 1…exd5, White plays 2.Qb5!, threatening Qxc6, Rxd5, and Nxf6.
- 2…Ne7 3.Nxf6 gxf6 4.Nd4 gives White strong attack
- 2…dxe4 3.Rxd8 Rfxd8 occurred in the game, but White eventually converted an extra queen
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
This is the right moment for the thematic break 1.d5!(D).
After 1…exd5, White plays 2.Qb5!, threatening Qxc6, Rxd5, and Nxf6.
- 2…Ne7 3.Nxf6 gxf6 4.Nd4 gives White strong attack
- 2…dxe4 3.Rxd8 Rfxd8 occurred in the game, but White eventually converted an extra queen
This is the right moment for the thematic break 1.d5!(D).
After 1…exd5, White plays 2.Qb5!, threatening Qxc6, Rxd5, and Nxf6.
- 2…Ne7 3.Nxf6 gxf6 4.Nd4 gives White strong attack
- 2…dxe4 3.Rxd8 Rfxd8 occurred in the game, but White eventually converted an extra queen
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Murzin-Nurgaliyev (KazChess 2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day332
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Murzin-Nurgaliyev (KazChess 2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day332
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Murzin-Nurgaliyev (KazChess 2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day332
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Murzin-Nurgaliyev (KazChess 2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day332
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black survives with 1...Rd2!
After 2.c7 Ne5!(D), Black sets up the rook-and-knight perpetual check construction:
- 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.c8=Q Kg7, and White can’t escape perpetual check without losing the d5-knight
- 3.Kf1 Rxd5 4.Rd8 Rc5 5.c8=Q Rxc8 is an easy draw for Black
Black survives with 1...Rd2!
After 2.c7 Ne5!(D), Black sets up the rook-and-knight perpetual check construction:
- 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.c8=Q Kg7, and White can’t escape perpetual check without losing the d5-knight
- 3.Kf1 Rxd5 4.Rd8 Rc5 5.c8=Q Rxc8 is an easy draw for Black
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black survives with 1...Rd2!
After 2.c7 Ne5!(D), Black sets up the rook-and-knight perpetual check construction:
- 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.c8=Q Kg7, and White can’t escape perpetual check without losing the d5-knight
- 3.Kf1 Rxd5 4.Rd8 Rc5 5.c8=Q Rxc8 is an easy draw for Black
Black survives with 1...Rd2!
After 2.c7 Ne5!(D), Black sets up the rook-and-knight perpetual check construction:
- 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.c8=Q Kg7, and White can’t escape perpetual check without losing the d5-knight
- 3.Kf1 Rxd5 4.Rd8 Rc5 5.c8=Q Rxc8 is an easy draw for Black
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your endgame skills.
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day331
Test your endgame skills.
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day331
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your endgame skills.
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day331
Test your endgame skills.
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day331
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black threatens to invade with …Qh4+, so the only move is 1.Kg2!
The point being that after 1…Qh4, White has 2.Rf8+!(D) with a perpetual check.
For example: 2…Kxf8 3.Qf3+ Kg8 4.Qa8+ Ka7 5.Qe4+ and the king cannot escape.
In the game, Wei Yi played 1.Rxd4?? and lost.
Black threatens to invade with …Qh4+, so the only move is 1.Kg2!
The point being that after 1…Qh4, White has 2.Rf8+!(D) with a perpetual check.
For example: 2…Kxf8 3.Qf3+ Kg8 4.Qa8+ Ka7 5.Qe4+ and the king cannot escape.
In the game, Wei Yi played 1.Rxd4?? and lost.
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
Black threatens to invade with …Qh4+, so the only move is 1.Kg2!
The point being that after 1…Qh4, White has 2.Rf8+!(D) with a perpetual check.
For example: 2…Kxf8 3.Qf3+ Kg8 4.Qa8+ Ka7 5.Qe4+ and the king cannot escape.
In the game, Wei Yi played 1.Rxd4?? and lost.
Black threatens to invade with …Qh4+, so the only move is 1.Kg2!
The point being that after 1…Qh4, White has 2.Rf8+!(D) with a perpetual check.
For example: 2…Kxf8 3.Qf3+ Kg8 4.Qa8+ Ka7 5.Qe4+ and the king cannot escape.
In the game, Wei Yi played 1.Rxd4?? and lost.
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your defensive skills.
The following position is from the final game of the World Cup 2025 between Wei Yi and Sindarov.
❓Can you find a saving move for White?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day330
Test your defensive skills.
The following position is from the final game of the World Cup 2025 between Wei Yi and Sindarov.
❓Can you find a saving move for White?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day330
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your defensive skills.
The following position is from the final game of the World Cup 2025 between Wei Yi and Sindarov.
❓Can you find a saving move for White?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day330
Test your defensive skills.
The following position is from the final game of the World Cup 2025 between Wei Yi and Sindarov.
❓Can you find a saving move for White?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day330
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
If White plays h4, Black is lost, so the only move is 1...h4!
After 2.gxh4 Nd5!(D), White can't hold to the extra pawns:
- 3.Re4 Rxd1 4.Kxd1 Nc3+ forks king and rook
- 3.Rf3 Nb6! wins the a4 pawn
- In the game, 3.Re8 Nxf4 was played and Black comfortably held a draw
If White plays h4, Black is lost, so the only move is 1...h4!
After 2.gxh4 Nd5!(D), White can't hold to the extra pawns:
- 3.Re4 Rxd1 4.Kxd1 Nc3+ forks king and rook
- 3.Rf3 Nb6! wins the a4 pawn
- In the game, 3.Re8 Nxf4 was played and Black comfortably held a draw
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
If White plays h4, Black is lost, so the only move is 1...h4!
After 2.gxh4 Nd5!(D), White can't hold to the extra pawns:
- 3.Re4 Rxd1 4.Kxd1 Nc3+ forks king and rook
- 3.Rf3 Nb6! wins the a4 pawn
- In the game, 3.Re8 Nxf4 was played and Black comfortably held a draw
If White plays h4, Black is lost, so the only move is 1...h4!
After 2.gxh4 Nd5!(D), White can't hold to the extra pawns:
- 3.Re4 Rxd1 4.Kxd1 Nc3+ forks king and rook
- 3.Rf3 Nb6! wins the a4 pawn
- In the game, 3.Re8 Nxf4 was played and Black comfortably held a draw
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your endgame skills.
The following position is from Gukesh-Nogerbek (World Cup 2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day329
Test your endgame skills.
The following position is from Gukesh-Nogerbek (World Cup 2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day329
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your endgame skills.
The following position is from Gukesh-Nogerbek (World Cup 2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day329
Test your endgame skills.
The following position is from Gukesh-Nogerbek (World Cup 2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day329
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White forces a winning endgame with a typical maneuver: 1.Nb5!(D).
After 1…Qxd2 2.Kxd2 Bxb5 3.Bxb5, White is strategically winning as Black is stuck with a dead dark-squared bishop.
White forces a winning endgame with a typical maneuver: 1.Nb5!(D).
After 1…Qxd2 2.Kxd2 Bxb5 3.Bxb5, White is strategically winning as Black is stuck with a dead dark-squared bishop.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White forces a winning endgame with a typical maneuver: 1.Nb5!(D).
After 1…Qxd2 2.Kxd2 Bxb5 3.Bxb5, White is strategically winning as Black is stuck with a dead dark-squared bishop.
White forces a winning endgame with a typical maneuver: 1.Nb5!(D).
After 1…Qxd2 2.Kxd2 Bxb5 3.Bxb5, White is strategically winning as Black is stuck with a dead dark-squared bishop.
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of KID positions.
The following position is from Dorrance-Latorre (2024).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day328
Test your understanding of KID positions.
The following position is from Dorrance-Latorre (2024).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day328
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of KID positions.
The following position is from Dorrance-Latorre (2024).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day328
Test your understanding of KID positions.
The following position is from Dorrance-Latorre (2024).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day328
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
In the game, after 1.Rfe1 h6! 2.Be3 Re7 Black solved all the issues and a draw was agreed soon.
However, White missed an amazing idea:
1.Bxg6!! hxg6, and only now 2.Rfe1(D)
With the h-file opened and the pin still in place, Qh4 and Re3–h3 leads to a powerful attack!
In the game, after 1.Rfe1 h6! 2.Be3 Re7 Black solved all the issues and a draw was agreed soon.
However, White missed an amazing idea:
1.Bxg6!! hxg6, and only now 2.Rfe1(D)
With the h-file opened and the pin still in place, Qh4 and Re3–h3 leads to a powerful attack!
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
In the game, after 1.Rfe1 h6! 2.Be3 Re7 Black solved all the issues and a draw was agreed soon.
However, White missed an amazing idea:
1.Bxg6!! hxg6, and only now 2.Rfe1(D)
With the h-file opened and the pin still in place, Qh4 and Re3–h3 leads to a powerful attack!
In the game, after 1.Rfe1 h6! 2.Be3 Re7 Black solved all the issues and a draw was agreed soon.
However, White missed an amazing idea:
1.Bxg6!! hxg6, and only now 2.Rfe1(D)
With the h-file opened and the pin still in place, Qh4 and Re3–h3 leads to a powerful attack!
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Karthikeyan-Chigaev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day327
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Karthikeyan-Chigaev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day327
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Karthikeyan-Chigaev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day327
Test your understanding of IQP positions.
The following position is from Karthikeyan-Chigaev (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day327
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White found the strong 1.Bf6!, threatening Qg4 with decisive attack.
After 1…gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qh4 Kg7, the winning move was 4.Rc3!(D), bringing the rook to the attack.
For example:
4…Rg8 5.Rg3+ Kf8 6.Qh6+ Ke7 7.Rxg8 fxe5 8.Qh4+ Kd6 9.Rd8 and Black’s queen is lost
White found the strong 1.Bf6!, threatening Qg4 with decisive attack.
After 1…gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qh4 Kg7, the winning move was 4.Rc3!(D), bringing the rook to the attack.
For example:
4…Rg8 5.Rg3+ Kf8 6.Qh6+ Ke7 7.Rxg8 fxe5 8.Qh4+ Kd6 9.Rd8 and Black’s queen is lost
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️
White found the strong 1.Bf6!, threatening Qg4 with decisive attack.
After 1…gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qh4 Kg7, the winning move was 4.Rc3!(D), bringing the rook to the attack.
For example:
4…Rg8 5.Rg3+ Kf8 6.Qh6+ Ke7 7.Rxg8 fxe5 8.Qh4+ Kd6 9.Rd8 and Black’s queen is lost
White found the strong 1.Bf6!, threatening Qg4 with decisive attack.
After 1…gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qh4 Kg7, the winning move was 4.Rc3!(D), bringing the rook to the attack.
For example:
4…Rg8 5.Rg3+ Kf8 6.Qh6+ Ke7 7.Rxg8 fxe5 8.Qh4+ Kd6 9.Rd8 and Black’s queen is lost
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Chigaev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day326
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Chigaev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day326
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Chigaev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day326
Test your attacking skills.
The following position is from Chigaev-Mamedov (2025).
❓What would you play with White here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day326
♟️A FRESH SETUP AGAINST THE PHILIDOR♟️
Want a fresh and ambitious weapon against the Philidor?
Try 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.b3!?(D) — a line played in Esipenko-Shankland (World Cup 2025).
Let’s break it down!🧵👇
And don't miss the PGN in the end!👀
#chess #chesspunks #Day325
Want a fresh and ambitious weapon against the Philidor?
Try 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.b3!?(D) — a line played in Esipenko-Shankland (World Cup 2025).
Let’s break it down!🧵👇
And don't miss the PGN in the end!👀
#chess #chesspunks #Day325
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
♟️A FRESH SETUP AGAINST THE PHILIDOR♟️
Want a fresh and ambitious weapon against the Philidor?
Try 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.b3!?(D) — a line played in Esipenko-Shankland (World Cup 2025).
Let’s break it down!🧵👇
And don't miss the PGN in the end!👀
#chess #chesspunks #Day325
Want a fresh and ambitious weapon against the Philidor?
Try 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.b3!?(D) — a line played in Esipenko-Shankland (World Cup 2025).
Let’s break it down!🧵👇
And don't miss the PGN in the end!👀
#chess #chesspunks #Day325
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of the French positions.
The following position is from Sirosh-Decoster (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day324
Test your understanding of the French positions.
The following position is from Sirosh-Decoster (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day324
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️
Test your understanding of the French positions.
The following position is from Sirosh-Decoster (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day324
Test your understanding of the French positions.
The following position is from Sirosh-Decoster (2025).
❓What would you play with Black here?🤔
Drop your answers in the comments!👇
#chess #chesspunks #Day324