And here’s a small puzzle before I go: Christmas tree shaped!🎄♟️ White to move and mate in 3! Happy New Year!🎅🎉 #chess #chesspunks #Day365
Ilja Sirosh
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♟️ International Master sharing 365 Days of Chess Content in 2025 — instructive daily chess puzzles for all levels. Follow to improve your game! 🧠✨ #chess #chesspunks
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♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟ Black can play 1...Bf3!(D), threatening Qg4: - 1.Kh1 Ng4! 2.gxf3 Nxh2! 3.Kxh2 Qh6+ 4.Kg2 Qg6+ with a perpetual - 1.gxf3 Qh3! 2.fxe4 Ng4 3.Bxg4 Qxh4+ 4.Kh1 Qf3+ also lead to a perpetual check A nice drawing pattern!
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from the analysis of Keymer-Wei (2025). ❓How can Black force a draw?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day364
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from the analysis of Keymer-Wei (2025). ❓How can Black force a draw?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day364
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Ribli-Kouatly (1985). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day363
♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟ White wins with a small combination: 1.Nf6+!(D) gxf6 2.Bd5! - double-attack on b3 and f7, winning the game
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Miles (1984). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day362
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Miles (1984). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day362
♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟ Korchnoi finished the attack with a beautiful 1.Rc6!(D), destroying Black's defenses on the light colors: - 1...Bxc6 2.Nxc6 Qd7 3.Bxd5 wins material - 1...Nf6 2.Nxf7! Qxd4 3.Ng5+ Kh8 4.Bc3 forced Black's resignation
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day361
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day361
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the hanging pawns positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day360
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ A strong move for White is 1.Qa4!(D), threatening Nxd7 (winning the d5-pawn) or Nc6 (winning the bishop pair). If Black plays 1...Nxe5, then after 2.dxe5 Ne4 3.Nxe4 dxe4 4.Rfd1, White is clearly better thanks to more active pieces and a weak e4-pawn.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the Queen's Indian positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day359
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the Queen's Indian positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day359
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black draws with the classic checks-from-the-front method: 1…Rh8! 2.b4 Ke6! 3.Rd3 Rb8!(D). White can’t push the pawn without the king, and any king move runs into frontal checks. Instead, 1…Ke6? loses to 2.Rd8! Rh7 3.b4!
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Gukesh-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day358
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Gukesh-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day358
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a simple but elegant 1.Bf7!(D), when a threat of Qg6+ followed by Qxh6# exploiting the pin is unstoppable.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Sindarov-Pragg (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day357
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Sindarov-Pragg (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day357
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins by activating the queen with 1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Qf5!(D) The h5-bishop is hanging 2...g6 is met with 3.Nxf7+ Kxh7 4.Qxe6 winning material.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Caruana-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day356
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Caruana-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day356
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a simple 1.f4!(D) After 1...Ng6 2.Rc4, Black's queen is trapped.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Lagno-Hou (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day355
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Lagno-Hou (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day355
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins material with an elegant 1.Bd5+!(D). Now 1...Rxd5 runs into the intermediate 2.Qxc4! bxc4 3.Rxd5 with an extra exchange for White.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day354
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day354
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black wins by forcing a winning pawn endgame: 1...h2! 2.Rxh2 (2.Kg2 Kc3 -+) 2...Rxh2 3.Kxh2 Kc3(D) and Black will win the f3-pawn and the game! For example: 4.Kh3 Kd3 5.Kh4!? (5.Kg4 Ke3 -+) Ke2! 6.Kg4 Ke3 with a mutual zugzwang position.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day353
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day353
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins by forcing a zugzwang with 1.Kf2!(D): - 1...Kh3 2.Rh5# - 1...gxf3 2.Kxf3 and the f4-pawn falls - 1...Rb8 2.b7 asks Black to move again - 1...g3+ 2.Kg2 Rb8 3.b7 is a decisive zugzwang and White wins
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day352
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day352
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a study-like maneuver: carefully bringing the king to d7! 1.Ka6!(D) (1.Kb6?? Be3!=) Kg4 2.Kb7! Kf3 3.Kc8! (or 3.Kc7!) Ke2 4.Kd7! (threatening c6-c7-c8) And if 4...Bd2 5.c6! Ba5 6.Nc4, the bishop runs out of squares and the pawn gets promoted.
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Chukavin-Rychagov (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day351
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ The only drawing move is 1.Rd2!(D), when Black cannot improve the position: - 1...Ke5 2.Rd5+! drops the h5-pawn - 1...Rb7 2.Rd1 continues waiting strategy - 1...Rc8+ 2.Kd4 d5 3.Rb2!, strong b-pawn secures enough counter-play
Ilja Sirosh@imiljasirosh.bsky.social · 9mo ago♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day350
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Chukavin-Rychagov (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day351
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day350