3/15/2019 – With hindsight it's easy to claim that 30.Qxf3! in the diagram position is the right way to recapture for White, but can you also spot the downside of the actual game move 30.Bxf3?

3/8/2019 – The good news for Black in the diagram position is that 20...Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 Qxf3! leads to victory. The downer is White has many checks which must be answered with the right king moves to bring the game home. Will you manage?

3/1/2019 – Black can obtain a clear advantage after 26...f5! 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 28.Qxh6 with the right continuation at hand. Are you ready to follow in (five of) his footsteps then?

2/22/2019 – Played only six years ago, to many this is already a WCh classic: after 26...b2 27.Rf4 b1D+ from the diagram position, Black got a fresh queen with check. But the challenge is to ensure the survival of his king afterwards. Up to it?

2/15/2019 – In the diagram position the black pieces seem to be perfectly placed but he still has to find a way to make short work of White's position. Do you want some action? Please, do not hesitate!

2/8/2019 – The diagram position saw the continuation 18...Nxc3 19.Qh5 whereupon White threatens discovered check and mate. Now, what Black player would be so foolhardy to allow such a seemingly deadly constellation... You!?

2/1/2019 – In the diagram White's softened king position far outweighs the hanging rook on d8. Yet precision is still required. Your (black attacking) move, please!

1/25/2019 – In the diagram position, with White to move, the white knight b3 is hanging. Retreat or counter-attack — how would you react?

1/18/2019 – In the diagram position White has just played 33.Ne3-f1, overprotecting the square h2 and posing the threat 34.Re7. Do you have Black's nerves of steel to find his striking continuation?

1/12/2019 – The capture 23.Nxc7! is White's best in the diagram position, provided he has the right answer ready to 23...Rxc7 24.Rxc7 Nf6 then. What about you?

1/4/2019 – In the diagram position, White is of course clearly winning. But beauty does matter in chess — can you see the neatest way for him to take the game home?

12/28/2018 – Despite his huge material plus, in the diagram position White is the one who must seek salvation with only moves. Things start with 33.Qxe8+ Qxe8 34.Qd2 Qe5 — the rest will be up to you. Ready?

12/21/2018 – In the diagram position Black can snatch a pawn with 20...Bxf2. But why be so petty-minded... better start a mating attack instead! Can you play like the 8th world champion?

12/14/2018 – In the diagram position White seems to have everything under control — harmony is the keyword. However, Black's next move changes this drastically. Can you spot his idea?

12/7/2018 – After 21.Nh4 in the diagram position Black's queen and knight are under fire. What do you make of that — or rather of the liquidation sequence starting with 21...Qxf2+ then? Happy calculating!

11/30/2018 – The diagram position saw the queen sacrifice 18.Bxh6, giving rise to fantastic complications. After 18...Nxf4 19.Bxg7+ Kh7 20.Rxf4 White threatens checkmate. Can you show — or maybe even remember — how Black could have won?

11/23/2018 – The diagram shows a typically sharp scenario with opposite castled kings and the constellation knight f5 vs. knight c4. Your move for White, please!

11/16/2018 – White's 17.Qh5 threatens checkmate on h7, and after 17...h6 he wants to strike with 18.Nxf7. Flying colours or flop? What would you predict?