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Monday, 18 September, 2023

How to get started in competitive chess
Puzzle: Black to move. White has two queens, and threatens mate in one
Monday, 11 September, 2023

Lan Yao aims for international master title as funding boosts England women’s chess
Plus solve a simple-looking mate in two that defeats many
Monday, 4 September, 2023

A new England No 1 as world No 25 Nikita Vitiugov transfers
Puzzle: find the mate in three that Paul Morphy missed
Tuesday, 29 August, 2023

Carlsen and Niemann resolve cheating claim dispute that divided chess
Stand-off over alleged cheating led to a $100mn lawsuit and polarised opinion among chess fans
Tuesday, 22 August, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen is level against Indian teenager in World Cup final
Puzzle — find the winning move that would have beaten Carlsen
Thursday, 17 August, 2023

Carlsen outwits teenagers at World Cup as Russians fail
Puzzle: find the win that Carlsen missed
Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

Rishi Sunak to announce £500,000 government funding boost for English chess
Puzzle: find Black’s winning move
Monday, 31 July, 2023

Michael Adams wins eighth British title at 51 as young guns fall short
Puzzle: find White’s winning move
Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

Chess solutions
Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

England over-50s retain European title, but US are favourites for world crown
Plus: in this week’s puzzle — it’s simple once you see it . . .
Monday, 17 July, 2023

Chess: who is the greatest — Fischer, Kasparov or Carlsen?
Puzzle: solve the convict’s mate in three
Monday, 10 July, 2023

Carlsen scores two maximums in a golden age for grandmasters
Puzzle — solve this tricky two-mover
Monday, 3 July, 2023

Carlsen promotes pawn to knight in Global Chess League
Puzzle — find the hidden mate in three
Monday, 26 June, 2023

Global Chess League starts in style, but China’s world champion is absent
Puzzle: find White’s visually implausible mate in two
Monday, 19 June, 2023

Magnus Carlsen campaigns to cement his legend
Puzzle: can you mate the lone black king in two moves?
Monday, 12 June, 2023

Test your skills on three classic endgames
ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square on Sunday July 16
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Your chance to enter the Winton British Solving Championship
Can you crack the challenge of checkmate in two moves?
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023

Old hands win generation clash in English Championships
Plus: in this week’s puzzle — solve this tricky mate in two
Monday, 22 May, 2023

Carlsen loses with the Polish Defence to a Pole in Warsaw
Puzzle: can you find White’s hidden win?
Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Britain’s 4NCL league flourishes despite rising costs
Puzzle: checkmate in one (yes, really!)
Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

New world champion Ding takes on elite in first test
Puzzle: spot the hidden mate in three
Thursday, 4 May, 2023

John Thornhill
How technology reinvented chess as a global social network
The sport has become more accessible in the internet age
Monday, 1 May, 2023

Ding Liren captures world crown after dramatic tie-break
Puzzle: find the new world champion’s winning tactic
Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

Ding levels world title match after error-strewn twelfth game
Puzzle: find the surprise answer
Tuesday, 18 April, 2023

Nepo leads 4-3 in world title series as Ding freezes in time pressure
Plus puzzle — can you crack this century-old teaser?