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    Leonard Barden

    Former Chess Columnist

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    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Chess
      Chess: Fide raises profile of women’s game with Grand Prix

      Puzzle: how to break down Black’s defences?

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Chess
      Chess solutions
    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Chess
      Anish Giri wins at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee as Magnus Carlsen’s late rally falls short

      Plus: in this week’s puzzle — can you win the battle of queens and rooks?

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      Carlsen takes on the young guard on Saturday at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ 

      Puzzle: find White’s winning move

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      Magnus Carlsen to play world rapid and blitz starting Xmas Day

      Puzzle: can you solve this picturesque mate in two?

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

      Puzzle: how can White strike first?

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      Carlsen wins seven mini-matches straight in online Tour final

      Puzzle: White to move and win

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

      Puzzle: find White’s immediately winning move

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

      Puzzle: how could Black have beaten Carlsen?

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Chess
      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
      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
      Chess
      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
      Chess
      Niemann crumbles in US title contest amid tight security in St Louis

      Puzzle: find the US champion’s winning move

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

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

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

      Puzzle: find the grandmaster’s winning move

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

      Puzzle: can you find the snag in the solution?

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

      Puzzle: find the hidden route through Black’s defences

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Chess
      World champion Carlsen withdraws from St Louis after shock defeat

      Puzzle: find the hidden mate in two

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      Chess
      Chess.com bids for Play Magnus, a move towards monopoly?

      Puzzle: a tactic every player should know

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