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Chess study for the week of Sep 28, 2026: By Josef Kling (1811 – 1876), a German chess master and chess composer, published in "Chess Weekly" in 1849. White to move and win. (1/3)

FEN: q7/8/8/8/5R2/4k3/7R/4K3 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess study on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: e1, Rooks: h2 f4; Black - King: e3, Queen: a8. The instructions for solving the chess study are, "White to move and win".
September 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Chess problem for week of Sep 21, 2026: By William Atkinson (1835 - 1887), published in "Canadian Spectator" in 1880. White to move and mate in 3 moves. (1/2)

FEN: 1b6/5p1B/pPNp1R1r/Pk2p3/4N2P/Q3p3/3nP3/3KB3 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: d1, Queen: a3, Rooks: f6, Bishops: e1 h7, Knights: e4 c6, pawns: e2 h4 a5 b6; Black - King: b5, Rooks: h6, Bishops: b8, Knights: d2, pawns: e3 e5 a6 d6 f7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in three moves".
September 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Chess problem for week of Sep 14, 2026: By William Atkinson (1835 - 1887), published in "Ottowa Citizen" in 1885. White to move and mate in 2 moves. (1/2)

FEN: 1bNn1B2/nr6/Kp4R1/1p1k1r2/p2p1P2/1p4N1/B3Q3/2R4b w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: a6, Queen: e2, Rooks: c1 g6, Bishops: a2 f8, Knights: g3 c8, pawns: f4; Black - King: d5, Rooks: f5 b7, Bishops: h1 b8, Knights: a7 d8, pawns: b3 a4 d4 b5 b6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
September 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Sep 7, 2026: By William Atkinson (1835 - 1887), published in "Canadian Spectator" in 1880. White to move and mate in two moves. (1/2)

FEN: 5N2/4pp2/1p1BrR2/3k4/1Q4n1/K2B4/8/5n2 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: a3, Queen: b4, Rooks: f6, Bishops: d3 d6, Knights: f8; Black - King: d5, Rooks: e6, Knights: f1 g4, pawns: b6 e7 f7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
September 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Aug 31, 2026: By J.W. Abbott, published in "English Chess Problems" in 1876. White to move and checkmate in four moves. (1/2)

FEN: 8/3B4/3N2p1/3kB3/3PR1P1/2p5/2P5/2K5 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: c1, Rooks: e4, Bishops: e5 d7, Knights: d6, pawns: c2 d4 g4; Black - King: d5, pawns: c3 g6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in four moves".
August 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Chess study for the week of Aug 24, 2026: By R. Bianchetti, published in "L'Italia Scacchistica" in 1925. White to move and win. (1/3)

FEN: 7k/8/5r2/8/8/2R5/8/K1B5 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: a1, Rooks: c3, Bishops: c1; Black - King: h8, Rooks: f6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and win".
August 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Aug 17, 2026: By J.W. Abbott (1840 - 1923), published in "The Illustrated London News" in 1874. White to move and checkmate in three moves. (1/2)

FEN: 5B2/7p/5p1K/3Bk3/2P3R1/8/5P1N/8 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: h6, Rooks: g4, Bishops: d5 f8, Knights: h2, pawns: f2 c4; Black - King: e5, pawns: f6 h7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in three moves".
August 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Aug 10, 2026: By J.W. Abbott (1840 - 1923) and published in "Counties Chess Association" in 1886. White to move and checkmate in two moves. (1/2)

FEN: 3R4/4K3/5p2/5p2/8/3BkNQ1/8/8 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: e7, Queen: g3, Rooks: d8, Bishops: d3, Knights: f3; Black - King: e3, pawns: f5 f6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
August 10, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Chess problem for the week of Aug 3, 2026: By Walter Pulitzer (1878 - 1926), published in "The Baltimore News" in 1892. White to move and checkmate in two moves. (1/2)

FEN: 8/1p6/1Q1p2p1/4p1P1/p2pk3/P7/BN1B3N/5K2 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: f1, Queen: b6, Bishops: a2 d2, Knights: b2 h2, pawns: a3 g5; Black - King: e4, pawns: a4 d4 e5 d6 g6 b7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
August 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Chess study for the week of Jul 27, 2026: Composed by Johann Sehwers (1868-1940) and published in "Düna-Zeitung" in 1902. White to move and win. (1/4)

FEN: 4N3/q7/3p4/p7/k7/4P3/1K1P4/5R2 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess study on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: b2, Rooks: f1, Knights: e8, pawns: d2 e3; Black - King: a4, Queen: a7, pawns: a5 d6. The instructions for solving the chess study are, "White to move and win".
July 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Jul 20, 2026: By Carlo Francesco Cozio (1715 – 1780), published in "Il giuoco degli scacchi" in 1766. White to move and checkmate in three moves. (1/3)

FEN: 8/8/8/8/pN6/3K4/8/k7 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: d3, Knights: b4; Black - King: a1, pawns: a4. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in three moves".
July 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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"He was passionate, emotional, defiant, deeply gifted, cultured and sometimes crude and uncouth. He loved, he hated, he raged, he lived life like it was going out of style. And for him, it was."

GM Aleks Wojtkiewicz passed away 20 years ago today. What a life:
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Grandmaster Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, sitting a chessboard, smiling and looking at the camera. #chessfeed
July 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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Chess problem for the week of Jul 6, 2026: By Philippe Stamma, published in "The Noble Game of Chess" in 1745. White to move and checkmate in two moves. (1/3)

FEN: 8/5k1N/R2P4/4K1R1/4P3/6p1/5n2/3r1r2 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: e5, Rooks: g5 a6, Knights: h7, pawns: e4 d6; Black - King: f7, Rooks: d1 f1, Knights: f2, pawns: g3. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
July 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Jun 29, 2026: By Luigi Eduardo Dagnino, published in "L'Italia Scacchistica" in 1917. White to move and checkmate in four moves. (1/3)

FEN: 8/7p/6kP/4B1N1/6K1/4P1P1/8/8 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: g4, Bishops: e5, Knights: g5, pawns: e3 g3 h6; Black - King: g6, pawns: h7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in four moves".
June 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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A happy birthday to the great Larry Christiansen!

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a much younger larry christiansen photographed at a bar with a beer. he is smiling and wearing a glorious mustache of the kind you might have seen in the 1970s or 1980s. #chessfeed
June 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Chess study for the week of Jun 22, 2026: By Johann Sehwers (1868-1940), published in "Rigaer Tageblatt" in 1908. White to move and win. (1/5)

FEN: 6B1/8/N7/8/8/2Kp4/Qp1p4/b1k3n1 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess study on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: c3, Queen: a2, Bishops: g8, Knights: a6; Black - King: c1, Bishops: a1, Knights: g1, pawns: b2 d2 d3. The instructions for solving the chess study are, "White to move and win".
June 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Jun 15, 2026: By Philippe Stamma, published in "The Noble Game of Chess" in 1745. White to move and checkmate in three moves. (1/3)

FEN: 8/5K1n/r2p4/4k1r1/4p3/6P1/5N2/3R1R2 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: f7, Rooks: d1 f1, Knights: f2, pawns: g3; Black - King: e5, Rooks: g5 a6, Knights: h7, pawns: e4 d6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in three moves".
June 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Chess problem for week of Jun 8, 2026: By Gustaf Hendrik von Düben, published in "British Chess Magazine" in 1890. White to move and checkmate in two moves. (1/2)

FEN: K4Q2/8/5N1P/3Rp3/3p1k2/b2B1nR1/2Pn3P/7b w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: a8, Queen: f8, Rooks: g3 d5, Bishops: d3, Knights: f6, pawns: c2 h2 h6; Black - King: f4, Bishops: h1 a3, Knights: d2 f3, pawns: d4 e5. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
June 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Chess problem for the week of Jun 1, 2026: By Ethelbert Holt, published in "British Chess Magazine" in 1894. White to move and checkmate in two moves. (1/3)

FEN: 1B6/2P3P1/2p4Q/N7/3kN1P1/P2p4/5P2/3K4 w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: d1, Queen: h6, Bishops: b8, Knights: e4 a5, pawns: f2 a3 g4 c7 g7; Black - King: d4, pawns: d3 c6. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
May 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Chess study for the week of May 25, 2026: By Henri Rinck (1870-1952), published in "British Chess Magazine" in 1916. White to move and win. (1/3)

FEN: 1k6/1N6/2p2qp1/5p2/1R1P2P1/8/P6P/7K w - - 0 1
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess study on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: h1, Rooks: b4, Knights: b7, pawns: a2 h2 d4 g4; Black - King: b8, Queen: f6, pawns: f5 c6 g6. The instructions for solving the chess study are, "White to move and win".
May 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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May 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Problem for week of May 18, 2026: By Henry John Clinton Andrews (1828-1887), published in "The Westminster Papers", 1875. White to move and mate in three moves.

FEN: K7/3p4/4p3/2NkB3/P7/2p1PP2/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
(1/3)
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: a8, Queen: g2, Bishops: e5, Knights: c5, pawns: e3 f3 a4; Black - King: d5, pawns: c3 e6 d7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in three moves".
May 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Chess problem for week of May 11, 2026: By Joseph Ney Babson, published in "The Boston Globe" in 1875. White to move and mate in two moves.

FEN: 8/1p6/1B2B3/PkPN1p2/4nR2/2p1pQ1p/2N1P2P/6K1 w - - 0 1
SOL: chess.w00tness.info/26/86.html
(1/4)
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A diagram illustrating the starting position of the chess problem on a chess board. The chess pieces are arranged as follows, White - King: g1, Queen: f3, Rooks: f4, Bishops: b6 e6, Knights: c2 d5, pawns: e2 h2 a5 c5; Black - King: b5, Knights: e4, pawns: c3 e3 h3 f5 b7. The instructions for solving the chess problem are, "White to move and checkmate in two moves".
May 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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tie break rules at TePe Sigemen & Co

2 blitz games; if tied, sudden death games until someone wins.

Blitz: 3 min + 2 sec / move
Sudden death: White 2.5 min + 2 sec / move, Black 3 min + 2 sec / move
Magnus Carlsen won and Arjun Erigaisi only drew in the last round, meaning they'll need to play blitz tie breaks. a format Carlsen is famously strong in. Screen grab is the table after 7 founds with Carlsen & Erigaisi tied on 5/7. #chessfeed https://lichess.org/broadcast/tepe-sigeman--co-chess-tournament-2026/tiebreaks/o7KV2kHF#players twin peaks teaser: man in a red bow tie on stage saying It is happening again
May 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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clearly we need a bluesky candidate for fide president
Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess FIDE Presidential election twitter stats: Dvorkovich: 510.000 followers. Last tweet: 4 likes. Rosenstein: 3.183 followers. Last tweet: 2.000 likes. https://x.com/PHChess/status/2051930714099118318 #chessfeed
May 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM