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Chess Puzzles

A new interactive puzzle every month

Chess Puzzles

A new interactive puzzle every month

#20 May 26, 2024 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
One more chess problem in the STEEPLECHASE series. With an opening in the middle and the tightly packed field, its board, resembling the "O" letter, is in fact a hard nut to crack. You will feel it fr...
#19 May 11, 2024 by Serhiy Grabarchuk Jr
Another chess puzzle in the STEEPLECHASE series. This time the board is in the shape of the letter H. Six chess knights, three white and three black, symmetrically opposing in opposite pairs each othe...
#18 May 04, 2024 by Serhiy Grabarchuk Jr
There is one cell in this board which you would never occupy while untangling the challenge. There are two other spots which you would like to avoid as much as possible while optimizing the solution p...
#17 Apr 27, 2024 by Unknown Author
Known as the 2nd challenge in the Guarini's Chess Problems series. Attributed to the medieval Italian mathematician Paolo Guarini di Forli, circa 15-16 century. This time the board is slightly bigger ...
#16 Apr 21, 2024 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Squadron - from Italian squadrone, which is augmentative of squadra - “battalion" or… literally "square”. It can be translated as a "body of soldiers drawn up in a square”. No wonder the first 4 lette...
#15 Apr 14, 2024 by Serhiy Grabarchuk Jr
It is not that hard to solve this compact chess puzzle in 6 knight moves. You can give it a try and see yourself first. The harder challenge, though, is to solve it in just FIVE moves. Will you have e...
#14 Mar 31, 2024 by Unknown Author
Guarini's Problem is one of the first recreational chess problems to be posed. It is claimed to be published by mathematician Paolo Guarini di Forli in 1512, hence attribution.
#13 Sep 04, 2023 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Suppose you've heard the expression Knight's Move. Precisely in the original sense - a cunning, not obvious move. How does a knight move in chess? It is the unique way of walking that distinguishes th...
#12 Jul 04, 2023 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Solving this Knight Maze is a step into a mysterious labyrinth. Two white and two black knights must find the right path and get out of the labyrinth. The task of the logical chess puzzle is to swap t...
#11 Jun 13, 2023 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Shaping the chess board into the stylized FISH makes this puzzle intriguing. The nature of the chess knight's move is so elusive, that though the board seems to be tightly packed in its initial positi...
#10 May 28, 2023 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
If we draw an imaginary horizontal line exactly through the middle of the board, the top half would remind the castle's battlement, while the bottom one - its reflection in the surrounding moat's wate...
#9 Aug 04, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
C-SLIDE-KNIGHTS chess puzzle is the first step in the development of combinational vision and analysis, which is essential for finding opponent's mistakes and determining solutions in typical position...
#8 Jun 16, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
X-STEEPLECHASE is an interesting and unusual chess puzzle that is rather challenging despite looking simple art first sight. The chess problem is based on the old problem of finding a series of winnin...
#7 May 01, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Z-STEEPLECHASE is an algorithmic chess problem with a positional exchange of two opposite squads, consisting of 3 chess knights each. The puzzle resembles the famous Six Knights Guarini's Problem - th...
#6 Apr 01, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
U-STEEPLECHASE is a chess puzzle with an unusual board in the form of the letter U. While all six knights are gathered in the lower part of the letter, the two vertical parts above them will be the mo...
#5 Mar 06, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Horses by the Pond is an interesting "knight's move" chess puzzle that can be played online in your browser. A logic board game using a custom 9x6 chessboard with a pond in the middle, three pieces of...
#4 Feb 03, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Reminding a polar igloo, or snow hut, hence the title's aspiration*, the board to this chess problem has quite a bit of free cells. Once you see some key moves, you'll crack the entire solution. Utili...
#3 Jan 05, 2022 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Single-tiled paths as a chessboard is always a special type of boards for chess problems. This is one of it. Moreover, at 3 junctions the parts of the board are connected diagonally only. The four isl...
#2 Dec 07, 2021 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
SEVEN - the elegant shape of the board for this challenge. EIGHT - the number of chess figures on it. Combined they create rather a difficult and tightly-packed chess knight puzzle. Now the task is to...
#1 Nov 13, 2021 by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Steeplechase - not an accidental key phrase for a series of such knight-exchange chess puzzles like this one. It is a chess puzzle for developing mental calculation skills. You don't need to know how ...
 
 
#20 | May 26, 2024
One more chess problem in the STEEPLECHASE series. With an opening in the middle and the tightly packed field, its board, resembling the "O" letter, is in fact a hard nut to crack. You will feel it fr...
 
 
#19 | May 11, 2024
Another chess puzzle in the STEEPLECHASE series. This time the board is in the shape of the letter H. Six chess knights, three white and three black, symmetrically opposing in opposite pairs each othe...
 
 
#18 | May 04, 2024
There is one cell in this board which you would never occupy while untangling the challenge. There are two other spots which you would like to avoid as much as possible while optimizing the solution p...
 
 
#17 | Apr 27, 2024
Known as the 2nd challenge in the Guarini's Chess Problems series. Attributed to the medieval Italian mathematician Paolo Guarini di Forli, circa 15-16 century. This time the board is slightly bigger ...
 
 
#16 | Apr 21, 2024
Squadron - from Italian squadrone, which is augmentative of squadra - “battalion" or… literally "square”. It can be translated as a "body of soldiers drawn up in a square”. No wonder the first 4 lette...
 
 
#15 | Apr 14, 2024
It is not that hard to solve this compact chess puzzle in 6 knight moves. You can give it a try and see yourself first. The harder challenge, though, is to solve it in just FIVE moves. Will you have e...
 
 
#14 | Mar 31, 2024
Guarini's Problem is one of the first recreational chess problems to be posed. It is claimed to be published by mathematician Paolo Guarini di Forli in 1512, hence attribution.
 
 
#13 | Sep 04, 2023
Suppose you've heard the expression Knight's Move. Precisely in the original sense - a cunning, not obvious move. How does a knight move in chess? It is the unique way of walking that distinguishes th...
 
 
#12 | Jul 04, 2023
Solving this Knight Maze is a step into a mysterious labyrinth. Two white and two black knights must find the right path and get out of the labyrinth. The task of the logical chess puzzle is to swap t...
 
 
#11 | Jun 13, 2023
Shaping the chess board into the stylized FISH makes this puzzle intriguing. The nature of the chess knight's move is so elusive, that though the board seems to be tightly packed in its initial positi...
 
 
#10 | May 28, 2023
If we draw an imaginary horizontal line exactly through the middle of the board, the top half would remind the castle's battlement, while the bottom one - its reflection in the surrounding moat's wate...
 
 
#9 | Aug 04, 2022
C-SLIDE-KNIGHTS chess puzzle is the first step in the development of combinational vision and analysis, which is essential for finding opponent's mistakes and determining solutions in typical position...
 
 
#8 | Jun 16, 2022
X-STEEPLECHASE is an interesting and unusual chess puzzle that is rather challenging despite looking simple art first sight. The chess problem is based on the old problem of finding a series of winnin...
 
 
#7 | May 01, 2022
Z-STEEPLECHASE is an algorithmic chess problem with a positional exchange of two opposite squads, consisting of 3 chess knights each. The puzzle resembles the famous Six Knights Guarini's Problem - th...
 
 
#6 | Apr 01, 2022
U-STEEPLECHASE is a chess puzzle with an unusual board in the form of the letter U. While all six knights are gathered in the lower part of the letter, the two vertical parts above them will be the mo...
 
 
#5 | Mar 06, 2022
Horses by the Pond is an interesting "knight's move" chess puzzle that can be played online in your browser. A logic board game using a custom 9x6 chessboard with a pond in the middle, three pieces of...
 
 
#4 | Feb 03, 2022
Reminding a polar igloo, or snow hut, hence the title's aspiration*, the board to this chess problem has quite a bit of free cells. Once you see some key moves, you'll crack the entire solution. Utili...
 
 
#3 | Jan 05, 2022
Single-tiled paths as a chessboard is always a special type of boards for chess problems. This is one of it. Moreover, at 3 junctions the parts of the board are connected diagonally only. The four isl...
 
 
#2 | Dec 07, 2021
SEVEN - the elegant shape of the board for this challenge. EIGHT - the number of chess figures on it. Combined they create rather a difficult and tightly-packed chess knight puzzle. Now the task is to...
 
 
#1 | Nov 13, 2021
Steeplechase - not an accidental key phrase for a series of such knight-exchange chess puzzles like this one. It is a chess puzzle for developing mental calculation skills. You don't need to know how ...

Chess is a board game that has not lost its popularity among adults and children for more than a thousand years. Many parents instill in their daughters and sons a love for chess from an early age. But, of course, at this age, you need to motivate the child, form interest and support it. Here, riddles about chess and chess puzzles become a good way, which can be used in schools, kindergartens, and even at home, holding competitions.


In general, daily chess puzzle are very useful for children. They teach kids to become more responsible and organized. Such classes have a positive effect on logic, attentiveness, concentration, and the development of thinking. Children improve memory, there are successes in learning. Unusual checkmate puzzles about chess pieces and the game in general will help to teach the child names, terms, moves and other aspects in chess in a playful way.


Moreover, chess problems will help teach the child the basic concepts in the board game. Try to tell your child that you need to imagine you and him getting on a strange and unusual planet with chess pieces. To start communicating with "the local horses", you need to calculate the right moves and put them in the right places. This will help to instill in the child an interest and love for puzzle chess.


In the puzzles chess section, you can find other options for chess puzzles that children of any age will like. Use them in games with your child, and then you will definitely be able to arouse his interest in chess. Swap the black and white knights in the fewest moves. A move is any series of chess-based uninterrupted jumps made by a single knight.


Here are some simple examples to help get kids interested in playing chess:

- Arctic Knights

- C-SLIDE-KNIGHTS

- X-STEEPLECHASE

- Horses by the Pond


The benefits of chess puzzles online will be quite diverse. Children will begin to understand and recognize the figures, remember certain specific terms. Be sure to show the field, the pieces to the child - preferably in real chess, but if they are not at home, then you can get by with pictures in books, coloring books. Free chess puzzles also help develop memory, logical and creative thinking, improve mindfulness and concentration. The child himself becomes more organized, diligent, purposeful.