Every week we share one or more 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.
Puzzle 1, shared by Albert
From a recent league game. Black to play and win.
[SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r1k1/3q1pp1/7p/p7/1pQ5/1P2BP2/P2b1PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"] 1... Rxe3! 2. fxe3 (2. Rxd2 Re1+ 3. Qf1 Rxf1+ 4. Kxf1 Qxd2) 2... Bxe3+ 3. Kh1 (3. Kf1 Qxd1#) 3... Qxd1+ 4. Qf1 Qxf1#
Puzzle 2, shared by Anushka
From an online game. Black to play and win.
[SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q1rk1/2p1pp1p/6p1/2nQ3n/2B5/2P1B2P/2PK1PP1/r2R3R b - - 0 1"] 1... Ne4+! 2. Kd3 (2. Ke1 Qxd5 3. Bxd5 Rxd1+ 4. Kxd1 Nxc3+ 5. Kc1 Nxd5) (2. Ke2 Nxc3+ 3. Kf3 Nxd5) 2... Nxf2+! 3. Bxf2 (3. Ke2 Nxd1 4. Rxd1 Rxd1 5. Qxd1 Qxd1+) 3... Nf4+ 4. Ke4 Nxd5 5. Rxd5 Rxh1 6. Rxd8 Rxd8
Puzzle 3, shared by Richard
White to play and mate in 5
[SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1rk1/pb4pp/1pq1pp2/2p1b3/3p4/PPP1QP1P/2B5/R1B2KR1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1... Kh8 2. Rxh7+ Kg8 3. Qg1+ Bg3 4. Qxg3#) 2. Qh6+ Kf7 (2... Kg8 3. Qxh7#) 3. Qxh7+ Ke8 4. Bg6+ Rf7 5. Qxf7#
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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.