ChessKala: ChessBase India Solving

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[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

The board of Indian chess - the board of 100 GMs is complete! :) Thank you @vishy64theking for inspiring an entire nation! It took us close to 40 years to achieve this milestone!

The next 100 is going to be way faster! :)

[Kacper Piorun @gmsolver]

Solution: Sacrifice the rook! 1.Rc8 and after Rxc8 2.Qe5 no more Bc8+; otherwise Qb4 and always keeping e1 square under control

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Solve it interactively on ChessRanga. 👇

https://t.co/e01XUonSvV

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You can never go wrong with the classics! 🏛️

White to play and draw.

Yes, White can push their h-pawn, but they must reckon with ...c3-c2+ — one misstep, and the whole house comes crashing down!

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@silver83p 1.Nb5+ Kd8 2.Qd6+ Ke8 3.Qxe5+ Kf7 (3...Kd7 4.Qd6+ Ke8 5.Re1+ wins) 4.Nd6+ Kg8 5.Qe6+ Kh8 - and we have the familiar smothered #: 6.Nf7+ Kg8 7.Nh6+ Kh8 8.Qg8+ Rxg8 9.Nf7. In fact, u get a smothered # on the queenside too, with Nc7, if Black chooses 1...Kb8. I think that's neat.

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@SqSenseChess Superb!

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White to play & mate in 2.

The bishop on f4 has room to manoeuvre along the g3–b8 diagonal, threatening Qf4#... But finding just the right square is the tricky part! 😉

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Well, it's actually worth giving the first two moves of the mainline. This is where the fun lies! 😃

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Why am I addicted to these Wotawa studies? 😅

White to play and win!

Solve it interactively on ChessRanga: https://t.co/2BjfZs3Aba

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[SquareSenseChess @SqSenseChess]

@ChessKala64 Bc7, threatening Qf4#

The bishop has to clear f4, but every other square blocks a mate. Bxg3 fails to Rgf1, Be5 to Nf6, Bd6 to Rbf1, Bb8 to Bf7. From c7 it is out of the way: Rgf1 Nxg3#, Nf6 Re5#, Rbf1 Qb4#, Bf7 Qa8#. A lovely Franz Pachl problem.

[awonder liang @awonder676]

A stunning variation from a game with Shankland, this position is in fact mutual zugzwang! White to play loses, black to play draws. I've never before seen a true mutual zugzwang with this many pieces on the board before.

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Black's king has two flights, one of which is unprovided. Perhaps that is a crucial hint! 🤔

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A knight forking a pair of knights — how often do you see that on a chessboard? 🤔

Have fun solving this endgame interactively: https://t.co/hlYcBL8q01

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A creation by Wotawa never fails to amaze. We're pretty sure you'll be smiling when you crack it! 🙂♟️

Solve it interactively: https://t.co/irqCOKCUtS

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[Chesscoffeeconnect @Chesscoffeecnct]

Metro disruptions, internet issues & chaos? Delhi NCR showed up for CHESS! Nearly 200 players across 4 locations at the Chess Solving Cup!

🎃 Next up: Halloween Chess — SRCA Rapid Play & Blitz Battle!
Early bird closes tomorrow!
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#LetsChess

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Solution. 👇

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Try to solve the following two-mover by the British problemist David Shire. 👇

1.Bc1, threatening 2.Rf4#, is tempting, but it is only a try. Can you spot the refutation? 🤔

[Kacper Piorun @gmsolver]

(S)mall chess study, made by Alois Wotawa (Austrian composer, since I've tried my best at Pluscity Grand Prix in Linz). White to play and win! ( puzzle of the week #20/2026)

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Chess solving comes to Mumbai's Big Chess Summer Camp. Supported by the World Federation for Chess Composition (@Wfcc_Chess), @chessbaseindia launches a new initiative aimed at bringing the art of chess composition to a wider audience in India.

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Glimpses from last week’s lively chess-solving session at the Temple of Chess, Mumbai.

Read more: https://t.co/emiXuILUzM

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