Breakthrough Update

This ending caught my interest as I was working through the games in Chess Informant 130. It is from Moroni -- Hamitevici, Baku 2018, Infor...

The Whole Board Update

This position has occurred in at least 21 games, including Ree,H -- Piket,J, Breda 2001, which appears in Encyclopedia of Chess Miniatures ...

Black to Move Update

I failed this problem on Chess.com tactics trainer, but found the first two moves. Black to move

Ten Seconds Update

What should White play? It is a blitz game; seconds matter. White to move

Minor Piece Endgame Update

This position appeared in a game in a youth tournament this afternoon. White to move Who stands better? How should each side proceed?

Oops Update

When I encountered this exercise at Chess.com's Tactics Trainer, I spent nearly a minute calculating the knight forks and threatened d...

Winning? Update

Does Black have a winning advantage? Black to move This position is from an online blitz game where White made an obvious blunder in ...

Quest for Advantage Update

This morning's blitz session ended after two games, a win and a loss. In the second game, the win, I found the only move that maintains ...