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  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Chess solutions
  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Carlsen fights back from two straight defeats at Wijk

    Plus: in this week’s puzzle — can you checkmate like the Bletchley codebreaker?

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Britain’s route to grandmaster for rising chess talents

    In this week’s puzzle — find the GM’s hidden winning moves

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    Carlsen takes on the young guard on Saturday at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ 

    Puzzle: find White’s winning move

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    Carlsen performs a treble triple as Norway’s chess world No 1 excels at speed

    In this week’s puzzle: White failed to find the best move — can you do better?

  • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
    Hastings chess tradition still strong after more than a century

    In this week’s puzzle: find White’s hidden checkmate in two

  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    America’s Nakamura defeats world No1 Carlsen in online speed epic

    Plus: in this week’s puzzle — find Carlsen’s winning move

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    Magnus Carlsen to play world rapid and blitz starting Xmas Day

    Puzzle: can you solve this picturesque mate in two?

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    Seven-year-old achieves historic performance in UK women’s blitz

    Puzzle: how can White strike first?

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    John Nunn wins World 65-plus Championship in golden year for England seniors

    Puzzle: how did the English amateur checkmate the US grandmaster? 

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Carlsen wins seven mini-matches straight in online Tour final

    Puzzle: White to move and win

  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Shreyas Royal, 13, breaks UK record for youngest ever grandmaster result

    Puzzle: find White’s immediately winning move

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    England over-50s win European gold

    Puzzle: how could Black have beaten Carlsen?

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    Chess: Hans Niemann in action again this week at St Louis

    In this week’s puzzle: White lost. How could he have won?

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    Chess: Niemann sues Carlsen and others for $100mn — what happens next?

    In this week’s puzzle: find the imaginative route to victory

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Hans Niemann sues over chess cheating claims

    Grandmaster, 19, accuses champion Magnus Carlsen and others of slander in affair that has rocked game’s elite echelons

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Chess: Hans Niemann recovers well in St Louis, while 13-year-old becomes England’s youngest master

    Puzzle: can you mate in three in 15 minutes?

  • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
    Niemann crumbles in US title contest amid tight security in St Louis

    Puzzle: find the US champion’s winning move

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    John Gapper
    Games that tolerate cheating gamble with their future

    Computer chess and online games are riddled with rule-breaking but the penalties are lax

  • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
    Niemann likely cheated more than 100 times online, says report

    Puzzle: How did the all-time No1 woman escape the double checkmate threat?

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    Jennifer Shahade
    The complexities of cheating in chess

    As technology helps players calculate their odds, it also helps to catch those trying to manipulate them

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    News in-depth
    Cheating accusation tips chess world into turmoil

    World champion Magnus Carlsen’s dispute with a teenage rival has sparked wild rumours of dirty tricks

  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    World champion Carlsen accuses rival of cheating

    Puzzle: find the grandmaster’s winning move

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    Carlsen resigns after just one move in Niemann rematch

    Puzzle: can you find the snag in the solution?

  • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
    Chess: Firouzja wins in St Louis while Niemann ‘cheating’ saga rumbles on

    Puzzle: find the hidden route through Black’s defences

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