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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