Problems & Puzzles

Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the first half of the 2025 Cairns Cup (recap here). Stay tuned next week for more highlights from this showcase of ten… Read More »
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The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit drawish after five rounds of action at the Saint Louis Chess Club (… Read More »
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 2025 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine, and is re-published here in full. Consider becoming a US… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This week's puzzles all comes from yesterday's games played in the first round of the 2025 Cairns Cup (preview here). Fireworks produced decisive… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the 12th Cherry Blossom Classic, which was featured in our Memorial Day wrap-up. While the later rounds of competitive… Read More »
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This week's exercises come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, adding even more highlights to those collected in yesterday's Tactics Tuesday and… Read More »
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This week's puzzles come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, which was one of several major tournaments highlighted in yesterday's Memorial Day… Read More »
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This week's exercises all come from K-3 Champion Lukas LeBakken's impressive rook endgame grind against Ian Avery Singh in the final round of… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
Today's puzzles continues our series from SuperNationals VIII in Orlando. The flash report with photos and the full report are both available, and… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
Editor's note: WGM Sabina Foisor's annotations of IM-Elect and eventual K-12 Co-Champion Tani Adewumi's wild Sicilian against fellow New Yorker Aiden… Read More »
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