Braunstone Chess Club

Position No 13

And another puzzle from Jim Bingham - in the position below, black played 23.....Rd3 and white followed up with 24. Rc1 with the threat of Rc8 after the queen moves. So is black lost?

Position No 12

And another puzzle from Jim Bingham - The task is to take back white’s last move and then, instead, play the move which mates black.

After this, you create Position 2 by moving all the pieces up the board one square and repeat the same task.

And then repeat the whole activity twice more to create Positions 3 & 4, and find the solutions in these cases.

Position No 11

And another puzzle from Jim Bingham - white to play and mate in 4 - solution in 2 weeks time

Position No 10

And another puzzle from Jim Bingham - white to play and win - answer here

Position No 9

Another fiendish puzzle from Jim Bingham - position after black's 4th move, how? - answer here

Position No 8

Jim Bingham has kindly set this puzzle, white to play and win - answer here

Position No 7: An interesting "puzzle" from Jim Bingham - Black is obviously in a little trouble but comes up with what looks a promising manoeuvre. Unfortunately for black there is a sting in the tail which overturns the likely outcome

Position No. 6

Position No. 4

White to play and draw - its tricky! Click here for the solution.

Position No. 3

White to play and win: Click here for the solution

Position No. 2

White to play and win:

The solution is here.

Position No. 1

As Mark Hebden has now joined us, here is a fine finish from his game against GM Klaus Bischoff in the Dun Laoghaire Masters in Ireland which Mark won earlier this year. Black to play and win.

GM Klaus Bischoff v GM Mark Hebden

For the solution click here