Chess Puzzles by GMs Blog

 US Chess CH from the 1970s 38 puzzles from the events Robert Cross vs Frederick Bartholy Ventura, 1971 Double attack Solution (in reverse) 2.Qxe4 Kxg7 1.Bxg7 White mates in 4. James Tarjan vs Lawrence Gilden El Paso, 1973 Sac, sac & mate Solution (in reverse) 3.Bxb4+ Rg8 2.Rh8+ Kxf8 1.Rxf8+

 US Chess CHs of the 1960s 25 puzzles from the events Black mates in 3. Duncan Suttles vs Pal Benko New York, 1965 Decoy Solution (in reverse) Rd3# 2.Kg2 if or  Rxf2+ 2.Kxh1 if  1...Rh1+ Black mates in 4. D Birn vs Arthur Bisguier USA, 1967 Clearance Solution (in reverse) Bc5+ 2.Kxg1 if 1...Qxg1+

USA Chess CH's of the 1950s 25 puzzles from the events   White wins Larry Evans vs Arthur Bisguier New York, 1958 discovered attack/pin Solution (in reverse) !6cB.1 White mates in 4. Sidney Bernstein vs Herbert Seidman New York, 1959 decoy Solution (in reverse) 2.Rh4+ Kxh7 1.Qxh7+

2012 Asian Team Chess CH 25 puzzles from the event   White mates in 2. Alavimoghaddam Seyedjavad vs Ting-Hao Wang "Bowden's Mate" Solution (in reverse) +6cxQ.1 Black mates in 2. Irine Kharisma Sukandar vs Le Thao Nguyen Pham Decoy Sacrifice Solution (in reverse) +1eR...1

2014 Asian Team Chess CH 19 puzzles from the event   White mates in 3. Ahmad Asgarizadeh vs Abu-Khalaf Yousef entrapment Solution (in reverse) 2.Ng5+ Ke8 1.Nf7+ White mates in 5. Duc Hoa Nguyen vs Amer Al Masshani clearance Solution (in reverse) 3.Qh6+ 2...Kg7 if  2.Qh3+ Kxh7 .Rxh7+

 2016 Asian Team Chess CH 33 puzzles from the event Black mates in 3. Badr Al-Hageri vs Alshaeby Boshra entrapment Solution (in reverse) Nxg1+ 2.gxf3 if 1...Nxh3 White mates in 4. Abdulaziz Ali vs Arun Shankar Baidya entrapment Solution (in reverse) 3.Qxd5+ cxd5 2.Bxd5+ Nd5 1.Qc4+

 2011 European Team Chess CH 37 puzzles from the event White mates in 3. Valentina Golubenko vs Olga Alexandrova Deflection Sac Solution (in reverse) 2.Qf8+ Rxg6 1.Nxg6+ Black mates in 3. Rokas Klabis vs Ilmars Starostits Decoy Sac Solution (in reverse) Qh1+ 2.Rxd4 1...Bd4+

2017 European Team Chess CH 53 puzzles from the event   White mates in 3. Valentina Gunina vs Anna Ushenina  Hersonissos, 2017 Decoy Sac Solution (in reverse) 2.Ne6+ Kxf6 1.Bf6+ White mates in 3. Elina Danielian vs Thanh Trang Hoang Hersonissos, 2017 discovered attack/pin Solution (in reverse) 2.Qxh6+ Rxe8 1.Re8+