ChessPuzzle.net Daily Chess Puzzle

About ChessPuzzle.net Daily Chess Puzzle

ChessPuzzle.net is a chess tactics site run by Martin Bennedik. Its Daily Chess Puzzle page has been running for many years: each day the owner selects one position from a real tournament game, often a very recent one, and publishes it as the puzzle of the day. The board is shown with the task, for example Black to win, and with the names, ratings, event, place and date of the game it came from.

You solve by playing the moves on the board, and the puzzle continues until you have won material or delivered mate. A Hint button is there if you get stuck. Because there is one puzzle per day for every visitor, it is easy to compare with friends, and the site offers RSS, a browser reminder and embed code so others can show the daily on their own pages.

The archive holds more than 2,000 past daily puzzles to work through, and the wider site has rated tactics training, an academy of courses and a leaderboard. Some extras, such as an ad-free experience, are part of a Premium plan.

It suits club players and improving beginners who want one realistic tactic a day taken from games played by real people.

How to play ChessPuzzle.net Daily Chess Puzzle

1. Open the Daily Chess Puzzle page.
2. Read the task, for example White to win or Black to win, and look at the position.
3. Play the first move on the board by dragging or clicking a piece.
4. Keep finding the best moves until the puzzle confirms you have won material or given mate.
5. Use the archive to solve earlier daily puzzles.

Tips

• Look for checks, captures and threats first.
• Note who is to move, the board is turned to that side.
• Use the Hint only after you have tried a full line in your head.
• Read the game details after solving, the positions come from real events.

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