Problems & Puzzles

Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday returns to the Evans Gambit in anticipation of the August Chess Life Kids "In Session" column. All of this week… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
Image   Starting this week, we are launching Chess Life… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This past weekend, FM Erick Zhao won the US Cadet Championship for the top American players age 16 and under. Enjoy an especially challenging… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
For those of us who aren't poker professionals (and even some who are), June in Las Vegas is less about bracelets and more about chess. This year, in… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout honors the life and games of FM Orest Popovych.   Image… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout highlights six games from the play-ins for the ChessKid Cup. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the top division of the… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
Six Americans competed in the star-studded Sharjah Masters, held May 17 through 25 in the United Arab Emirates. The all-GM field consisted of 78… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout features puzzles pulled from games played at the 2023 National Elementary School Championship May 12 through 14 in… Read More »
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Editor's Note: This story first ran in the May 2023 issue of Chess Life Magazine. We have republished the piece, with a number of… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
Congratulations to the Gotham Knights on winning the 2023 Pro Chess League playoffs. After five weeks of regular season play (covered here and here… Read More »
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