CHESS: Find the winning move

by CHESS Magazine
5/9/2018 – Here's another opportunity to sharpen your tactical skills: twelve positions taken from recent tournament. But we have a little surprise for you: on the diagram boards you can not only move the pieces around to analyse — there is also an embedded engine that will actually play out the position against you. Which means you can work things out directly on the diagrams in the browser. How neat is that?

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Find the Winning Moves

In the following diagrams, you are able to move the pieces, retract moves and try alternate lines. There is a completely new feature: when you play a move the embedded engine in the diagram will reply for the other side, after around three seconds. So you can play through the line you think will lead to success — and see it refuted if you have started with the wrong move. Note that there are twice as many puzzles in CHESS Magazine — 24 as opposed to our selection of 12.

Warm-up puzzles

 
R.Palliser-J.Richardson, Solihull 2018
White to play
 
A.Lawson-D.Jameson, Blackpool 2018
White to play
 
P.Nendick-D.Henderson, Mortimer 2018
Black to play
 
C.Higgie-D.Savidge, Chester 2018
Black to play

Intermediate Puzzles for the Club Player

 
N.Povah-D.Mason, Mortimer 2018
Black to play
 
C.McNab-J.P.Le Roux, Solihull 2018
White to play
 
S.Sucikova-C.Linford, Northampton 2018
White to play
 
R.Ellames-T.Wall, Blackpool 2018
Black to play

Test: Harder puzzles in the ChessBase player

The last four positions are fairly difficult to solve, so we give you an opportunity to work things out with a stronger engine to support you. On our JavaScript board you can move pieces around, and start an engine by clicking the fan button. You can maximize the replayer, auto-play, flip the board, etc. Hovering the mouse over any button will show you its function. The little tab to the bottom right of the board tells you which side to move.

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Black to play
  • Start an analysis engine:
  • Try maximizing the board:
  • Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
  • Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
  • Drag the split bars between window panes.
  • Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Zelesco-Papin-Black to play-2017Melbourne
Berkes-Raja-White to play-2018Villorba
Horton-Franklin-White to play-2018Barbican
Svane-Gavrilescu-White to play-2018Gibraltar

The above article was reproduced from Chess Magazine March 2018, with kind permission. The solutions to the puzzles are given at the bottom of this page. Don't peek if you can resist.

The above article is reproduced from Chess Magazine May/2018, with kind permission.

CHESS Magazine was established in 1935 by B.H. Wood who ran it for over fifty years. It is published each month by the London Chess Centre and is edited by IM Richard Palliser and Matt Read. The Executive Editor is Malcolm Pein, who organises the London Chess Classic. CHESS is mailed to subscribers in over 50 countries. You can subscribe from Europe and Asia at a specially discounted rate for first timers here, or from North America here.

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Solutions to the above problems

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1.Rxd5! In view of 1.Rxd5 Kxd5 2.Bg2+ Kd4 3.Bxa8 . 1–0
  • Start an analysis engine:
  • Try maximizing the board:
  • Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
  • Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
  • Drag the split bars between window panes.
  • Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
  • Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
  • Create an account to access the games cloud.
WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Palliser,R-Richardson,J-1–020184NCL: White Rose-The ADs
Lawson,A-Jameson,D-2018Blackpool
Nendick,P-Henderson,D-20184NCL: Poisoned Pawns 1-North E England
Higgie,C-Savidge,D-2018Chester
Povah,N-Mason,D-20184NCL: Guildford 3-Warwickshire Select 1
McNab,C-Le Roux,J-20184NCL: White Rose-Guildford
Sucikova,S-Linford,C-20184NCL: White Rose 2-Grantham Sharks 2
Ellames,R-Wall,T-2018Blackpool
Zelesco,K-Papin,V-0–12017Melbourne
Berkes,F-Raja,H-1–02018Villorba
Horton,A-Franklin,S-1–020184NCL: 3Cs-Barbican
Svane,R-Gavrilescu,D-1–02018Gibraltar

Note: in our solutions replay board you can switch on an engine (fan icon) to analyse with machine assistance. Hovering with the mouse over individual buttons below the board and notation will indicate their function.


CHESS Magazine was established in 1935 by B.H. Wood who ran it for over fifty years. It is published each month by the London Chess Centre and is edited by IM Richard Palliser and Matt Read.

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