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Continuing from the old board: 
http://coffee-house-forum.com/topic/5888344/1/#new

Just post chess problems here :P . They can be any skill level, from beginner to expert. Also, they don't have to be the usual "Mate in X" or "White to play and win": oddball variants like helpmates and selfmates are welcome here too!

With that said, I'm going to start with today's daily Chess.com puzzle, which is a 'normal' chess problem:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/daily-p...olkov-1951

It's rather mean, though Evilgrin . Can you spot the trick?

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Today's Chess.com puzzle is quite amusing: 

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/daily-p...renie-1981

On the face of it, White appears to have an overwhelming advantage; however, he needs to fend off the imminent threat of checkmate. Can he do it?
Black to move and win:

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Nice puzzle. I didn't get it in the end, though I was along the right lines. 

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(10-29-2018, 12:24 AM)Kyng Wrote: [ -> ]Nice puzzle. I didn't get it in the end, though I was along the right lines. 

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Ah thanks, didn't spot that! 

As you can tell, I'm not at my best when attempting chess puzzles on Sunday night :lol: .
(10-29-2018, 05:25 PM)Kyng Wrote: [ -> ]Ah thanks, didn't spot that! 

As you can tell, I'm not at my best when attempting chess puzzles on Sunday night :lol: .

lol, same.

That was the highest rated puzzle I've managed to solve. I think it took me 15+ minutes, but I solved it eventually.

.... only to get over excited, and play the wrong move order, failing the puzzle.
Fired up Chessmaster XI and found this one, "The Feast" from 1897:

White to play and mate in two.

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Nope, couldn't do that one :(

Loved the solution when I read it, though! Great puzzle :D .
I'm a bit upset at myself for having missed this one, I had just read the concept in a book a few days ago.

White to play

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