Every week we're going to share some of the new puzzles which our members have contributed to the Chess Fun page. Some might be quite straightforward, but some can be much trickier! Try your best to spot possible tactics and calculate out the lines before looking at the solutions.
Here is the first set of puzzles. Enjoy!
Puzzle 1, shared by Richard
Black to play and win
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4b1r/pp1k2pp/1q2pn2/1B6/1n2Q3/2N5/PP1B1PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1"]
1... Qxb5 2. Qd4+ (2. Nxb5 Nxe4) 2... Qd5 3. Nxd5 Nc2+ 4. Kd1 Nxd4 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 {and Black is a piece up}Puzzle 2, shared by Mircea
White to play and mate in 2
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7Q/1b5P/8/8/6R1/8/8/K6k w - - 0 1"]
1. Qa8! Bxa8 2. h8=Q# {Be4 h8=Q#} {Bg2 Qxg2#} {Kh2 h8=Q#}Puzzle 3, shared by Albert
White to play and win
[SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/3prp2/3k1b2/4p3/4K3/4NP2/2R5 w - - 0 1"] 1. Nf4+ Ke5 2. Rd1 c6 3. Rd5+! cxd5 4. Nd3+! exd3 5. f4#
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Club members: many of these puzzles come from a WhatsApp group for members, where new puzzles are regularly shared. Ask Richard or Albert if you'd like an invite.