Vincent's
Chessproblems Page

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I have indicated the more difficult problems with a *.
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Some chessproblems I made myself:

1) mate in 9 moves.
2) White draws in a few moves.
3) Mate in 18 moves.
4) Black mates in 4 moves.
5) White mates in 10 moves.*

6) A blitz game.

7) White promotes his d-pawn.

Some other chessproblems:

01) White wins the endgame.*
02) mate in 10 moves.*
03) mate in 7 moves.*
04) one Knight beats them all..
05) 4 promotions needed.*

06) chasing knights.
07) Another chasing knights.
08) A problem by Gorgiev.
09) A problem by Gurevich.*
10) A problem by Gurgenidze.

11) A problem by Birnov.
12) A problem by J. Rusinek.
13) Black wins quickly.*
14) A problem by H. Rinck.
15) White wins the Rook-ending.

16) White wins the Queen-ending.*
17) White wins the ending.
18) Mate in 4 moves.
19) White wins in 4 moves.
20) White wins in 5 moves.

21) White wins in nine moves.*
22) White wins.
23) White promotes the pawn.*
24) White wins in 1 move.
25) White draws.

26) White wins in two moves.
27) White wins.
28) The Bishop does all the work..
29) Smothered mate..
30) Mate in 4 moves.

31) White wins.
32) Minorpromotion??.**
33) Great endgame combination. (Played in 1931 Poland)
34) Endgame study.* Very nice one!
35) Mate.

36) Endgame
37) Only one move needed.
38) Mate in 6. Tal missed the mate in this game.
39) Mate in 4 moves.
40) White wins the rook-ending.

41) A draw for white.
42) How to promote the pawn?
43) Is bishop against rook a draw?
44) Black's queen is powerless.
45) A chain of pawns.

46) Catch the bishop. (easy one)
47) Nice win in 3 moves.
48) The queen only needs 7 moves.
49) Stop black's promotion. L. Prokes, 1948
50) Rook endgame.

51) Mate the black king.
52) Tactical pawnending.
53) Don't let black promote too.
54) Draw.
55) 2 rooks vs. queen.

56) Draw with 1 rook down.
57) Amazing queenending.
58) Mate in 5.
59) Pawnendgame. * Aljechin-Yates.
60) The power of the king. Steel-N.N.

61) Mate in 8 moves. **
62) A powerless queen.
63) Promote a pawn and win.
64) Promote the white h-pawn.
65) Zwickmuhle.

66) Stop black's pawn.
67) Just 4 pawns on the board!
68) Endgame analysis: White wins.*
69) Endgame analysis: Black wins.*
70) 5 pawns each: black wins.

71) Bad position of the black king.
72) Small combination.
73) White wins.
74) Promote the white a-pawn.
75) Cortlever-Donner: mate in 6.

76) Study by Hlinka & Klimanic.
77) Sadistic endgame.
78) Fatal check.
79) White wins in 3 moves.
80) Famous game. Rubinstein-Rotlevi

81) White wins in a few moves.
82) An unexpected draw.
83) Mate in 3 moves.
84) White draws the rookendgame.
85) A nice draw.

86) Endgame study.*
87) Another rookendgame.*
88) Surprising pawnendgame.
89) White wins in a few moves.*
90) The famous Reti problem.

91) White wins in 6 moves.
92) Two rooks beat the queen.
93) Tactical queenending.
94) Amazing draw.
95) Queenendgame.

96) White wins in 4 moves.
97) Rookendgame.*
98) Mate in 20.
99) White draws.
100) Knightendgame, a draw.

101) White wins in 5 moves.
102) Black avoids mate and wins.
103) Mate in 4 moves.
104) White wins.
105) White wins in 2 moves.

106) Black win in 5 moves.
107) Mate in 4 moves.Torre-J. Timman
108) Brilliant move by Marshall!
109) White wins the rookendgame.
110) 3 outstanding problems by S. Loyd!

111) Black wins in a few moves.
112) White wins.
113) Mate in 5 moves. S. Loyd
114) The Immortal Problem.
115) Nice endgamestudy. *

116) Great combination
117) Endgamestudy by Rinck
118) Reti-Tartakower, 1910

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01) White wins the endgame.* 02) mate in 10 moves.* 03) mate in 7 moves.* 04) one Knight beats them all.. 05) 4 promotions needed.*	06) chasing knights. 07) Another chasing knights. 08) A problem by Gorgiev. 09) A problem by Gurevich.* 10) A problem by Gurgenidze.
11) A problem by Birnov. 12) A problem by J. Rusinek. 13) Black wins quickly.* 14) A problem by H. Rinck. 15) White wins the Rook-ending.
16) White wins the Queen-ending.* 17) White wins the ending. 18) Mate in 4 moves. 19) White wins in 4 moves. 20) White wins in 5 moves.	21) White wins in nine moves.* 22) White wins. 23) White promotes the pawn.* 24) White wins in 1 move. 25) White draws.
26) White wins in two moves. 27) White wins. 28) The Bishop does all the work.. 29) Smothered mate.. 30) Mate in 4 moves.	31) White wins. 32) Minorpromotion??.** 33) Great endgame combination. (Played in 1931 Poland) 34) Endgame study.* Very nice one! 35) Mate.
36) Endgame 37) Only one move needed. 38) Mate in 6. Tal missed the mate in this game. 39) Mate in 4 moves. 40) White wins the rook-ending.	41) A draw for white. 42) How to promote the pawn? 43) Is bishop against rook a draw? 44) Black's queen is powerless. 45) A chain of pawns.
46) Catch the bishop. (easy one) 47) Nice win in 3 moves. 48) The queen only needs 7 moves. 49) Stop black's promotion. L. Prokes, 1948 50) Rook endgame.	51) Mate the black king. 52) Tactical pawnending. 53) Don't let black promote too. 54) Draw. 55) 2 rooks vs. queen.
56) Draw with 1 rook down. 57) Amazing queenending. 58) Mate in 5. 59) Pawnendgame. * Aljechin-Yates. 60) The power of the king. Steel-N.N.	61) Mate in 8 moves. ** 62) A powerless queen. 63) Promote a pawn and win. 64) Promote the white h-pawn. 65) Zwickmuhle.
66) Stop black's pawn. 67) Just 4 pawns on the board! 68) Endgame analysis: White wins.* 69) Endgame analysis: Black wins.* 70) 5 pawns each: black wins.	71) Bad position of the black king. 72) Small combination. 73) White wins. 74) Promote the white a-pawn. 75) Cortlever-Donner: mate in 6.
76) Study by Hlinka & Klimanic. 77) Sadistic endgame. 78) Fatal check. 79) White wins in 3 moves. 80) Famous game. Rubinstein-Rotlevi	81) White wins in a few moves. 82) An unexpected draw. 83) Mate in 3 moves. 84) White draws the rookendgame. 85) A nice draw.
86) Endgame study.* 87) Another rookendgame.* 88) Surprising pawnendgame. 89) White wins in a few moves.* 90) The famous Reti problem.	91) White wins in 6 moves. 92) Two rooks beat the queen. 93) Tactical queenending. 94) Amazing draw. 95) Queenendgame.
96) White wins in 4 moves. 97) Rookendgame.* 98) Mate in 20. 99) White draws. 100) Knightendgame, a draw.	101) White wins in 5 moves. 102) Black avoids mate and wins. 103) Mate in 4 moves. 104) White wins. 105) White wins in 2 moves.
106) Black win in 5 moves. 107) Mate in 4 moves.Torre-J. Timman 108) Brilliant move by Marshall! 109) White wins the rookendgame. 110) 3 outstanding problems by S. Loyd!	111) Black wins in a few moves. 112) White wins. 113) Mate in 5 moves. S. Loyd 114) The Immortal Problem. 115) Nice endgamestudy. *
116) Great combination 117) Endgamestudy by Rinck 118) Reti-Tartakower, 1910

Vincent's Chessproblems Page

Vincent's
Chessproblems Page