Kacper Piorun

💫 Double Grandmaster in otb chess and chess solving,
🧩 6 times World Chess Solving Champion
♟️ 2 times Polish Chess Champion
♟️One Titled Tuesday's win

[Kacper Piorun @gmsolver]

Puzzle of the week (#43/2026) : Small endgame magic by Yochanan Afek. White to play and win, good luck!

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Solution: The knight-mare distraction 1.Nd6!!

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In my collection of puzzles of the week it deserves the spot! White to play! ( Puzzle of the week #42/2026)

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@Radoom Yes, it was

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In my collection of puzzles of the week it deserves the spot! White to play! ( Puzzle of the week #42/2026)

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Why Black's ...Nxf4 was a mistake?

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Solution: It works so fluently on the phone

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Puzzle of the week #41/2026: @Wfcc_Chess updated the layout of their website, which looks much better.
They also offer daily puzzles. So here is one from today. White to play and mate in 2 moves, gl!

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@Wfcc_Chess https://t.co/cQxb4YpCYK link to the website

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Puzzle of the week #41/2026: @Wfcc_Chess updated the layout of their website, which looks much better.
They also offer daily puzzles. So here is one from today. White to play and mate in 2 moves, gl!

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where 3....0-0 4.Rg1# seals the deal

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Solution: the longest move 1.Bh1!

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(Puzzle of the week #40/2026) : We stay with castling theme. White to mate in 4 moves, good luck!

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and after 1.....Na7 2.Qc6 dxc6 the key move for White is to castle! 3.0-0-0!

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When you hit a chess number at 5 minutes Puzzle Rush

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@ghost_of_sasha You forgot that Black can castle

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(Puzzle of the week #40/2026) : We stay with castling theme. White to mate in 4 moves, good luck!

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Solution: Because Black can castle, bK and Rh8 couldnt move. So the last move had to be g7-g5. So the solution is 1.hxg6 e.p.

(P.S.) If Black couldnt castle then 1.Ke6 is the way

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Correction, I think it's important: Black can castle

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@canis_nihili Yh, i was trying to check it, appearantly it's not obvious how to treat it

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Correction, I think it's important: Black can castle

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Puzzle of the week (#39/2026): Simple mate in 2 moves , good luck! (found in Warsaw)

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Puzzle of the week (#39/2026): Simple mate in 2 moves , good luck! (found in Warsaw)

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Solution: both queens using two portal square

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Puzzle of the week (#38/2026): from Hopper Magazine. Reach this position after both sides make 8 moves, good luck!