Problem composition in Chess history has been the endeavor to provide entertainment for past and present Chess players enthusiasts.  Manuscript collections of Chess problems are known to have been made a thousand years ago.  Although Alain White did more than any other player to promote worldwide interest in Chess problems, players like Samuel Loyd, Philip Klett, William A. Shinkman, etc., produced many beautiful compositions.       --Kenneth S. Howard

 

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The minimum elements required to checkmate the opponent's King are as follows:

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King and Queen
checkmate
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King and Rook
checkmate
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King and two Bishops
checkmate
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King, Bishop and Knight
checkmate
A combination of a King and two Knights alone cannot force a checkmate
 
 
 Interactive middlegame Chess problems
Problem #01 Problem #02 Problem #03 Problem #04 Problem #05 Problem #06
Problem #07 Problem #08 Problem #09 Problem #10 Problem #11 Problem #12
Problem #13 Problem #14 Problem #15 Problem #16 Problem #17 Problem #18
Problem #19 Problem #20 Problem #21 Problem #22 Problem #23 Problem #24
Problem #25 Problem #26 Problem #27 Problem #28 Problem #29 Problem #30
 Middlegame basics: Pawn structure, Pattern recognition, and Positional advantage
 
 Interactive endgame Chess problems
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King + Pawn endgame
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Rook + Pawn
endgame
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Queen + minor pieces
endgame
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Minor pieces + Pawn endgame
Problem #01 Problem #02 Problem #03 Problem #04 Problem #05 Problem #06
Problem #07 Problem #08 Problem #09 Problem #10 Problem #11 Problem #12
Problem #13 Problem #14 Problem #15 Problem #16 Problem #17 Problem #18
Problem #19 Problem #20 Problem #21 Problem #22 Problem #23 Problem #24
Problem #25 Problem #26 Problem #27 Problem #28 Problem #29 Problem #30
 Endgame basics: Triangulation, Draw, Stalmate, Opposition, and Zugzwang

Interactive Chess problems from actual Grandmasters games

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Waitzkin vs Frumkin

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Byrne vs Fischer

Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

Game of the Century

Kasparov vs Topalov

Botvinnik vs Capablanca

Fischer vs Miagmasuren

Paul Morphy vs Jabez Carr

Fischer vs Tal

Deep Blue vs Kasparov

Rotlewi vs Rubinstein

Fischer vs Schweber

 Solutions to these problems may vary due to the speed and power of your system

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