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Hampshire Chess Association

Founded 1890

 

Puzzles  
Puzzles supplied by Hampshire Chess players for your enjoyment. If you want to contribute, please e-mail News@HampshireChess.co.uk   

 

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Malcolm Body

Another puzzle from Malcolm Body for you to scratch your head to.  I have left the solution blank for now, but will publish in a day or so!

02/06/07  
Malcolm Body

A new puzzle from Malcolm Body - Can you work this one out! 

25/04/07  
Malcolm Body

A new one from Malcolm, courtesy of Dominic Tunks... While the Queen is the most powerful piece on the board what is the only move that it cannot make that every other piece can ? 

Fraser McLeod has supplied the answer to this - click here if you have not worked in out yet. 

11/04/07  
Malcolm Body

An update to the puzzle from the 23/07/05 has been supplied by Malcolm Body, with the game's remaining moves and the White player.

11/04/07  
Malcolm Body

Three more puzzles from Malcolm, but again with a different slant - Your the arbiter and in each case white has less than 2 minutes and black has 10 minutes. White has claimed a draw, what is your decision?

Puzzle 1

Puzzle 2

Puzzle 3

In fact these are the creation of Stewart Reuben, so many thanks to him for allowing us to publish these.

23/01/06

 

 

 

 

 
Malcolm Body

White to play and Win - no solution yet - so it's your chance to let me know (no using a computer though)

06/12/05  
Malcolm Body

A game with 6 passed pawns!

19/11/05  
Malcolm Body

How does white convert his advantage, he has a pawn and bishop against King, but the pawn is an a pawn, with a Black squared bishop - oh and black has two pawns as well

29/10/05  
Malcolm Body

Knight Forks! Can the knights stop the pawns!

16/10/05  
Malcolm Body

Malcolm Body puzzle this week is one where you will not be able to click on the solution button, or get your computer to work out! You will have to get a chess board out and start moving the pieces about - so ...

White has a King and 2 x Rooks, Black just has a King. Set up a position where white has a choice of 4 different mates in one move. Hint The solution is unique. Luckily for me Malcolm has promised to supply the answer in a weeks time - but can anyone get the answer before then?  send your answers to News@HampshireChess.co.uk

White: Ke1, Rc2, Rh1 Black: Ka1 Mating moves Kd2, Ke2, Kf2 and O-O. I will add the position later, for those that don't want to set it up on a board!  as supplied by Fraser McLeod

23/09/05  
Malcolm Body Another one where White is to play and draw  17/09/05  
Malcolm Body White to play and draw - tricky Knights! 04/09/05  
Malcolm Body Black to play and win 16/08/05  
Malcolm Body

What is the correct result, with best play?

07/08/05  

Malcolm Body

A twelve move solution (or more / less if you can find it

27/07/05

 

Pat Pavey

White to play and draw (can't use a computer for this one!)

01/03/04

 

 

The answer to the puzzle While the Queen is the most powerful piece on the board what is the only move that it cannot make that every other piece can ? is ... The Queen cannot give a discovered check!