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A diagram illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: b4, Queen: d2, Knights: d4 d6; Black - King: d5, pawns: b5 e5.

Chess problem for the week of Nov 10, 2025: Composed by Octave H. Chatillon and published in "La Presse" in 1897.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/3N4/1p1kp3/1K1N4/8/3Q4/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/60.html

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Now that you mention it, I did make a mistake on the FEN by not indicating castling was possible. Regarding chess problems in general, if the King and Rook are in their original positions, it is assumed castling is allowed unless prohibited by the problem instructions.

A diagram illustrating the starting position on the chess board and the instructions for solving the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e1, Rooks: a1, Bishops: b5, Knights: c2; Black - King: b3.

Chess problem for the week of Nov 3, 2025: Composed by R. Lean and published in "The Boy's Own Paper" in 1895.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: 8/8/8/1B6/8/1k6/2N5/R3K3 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/59.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: a6, Queen: a4, Rooks: g5, Bishops: h3, pawns: e5; Black - King: c5, pawns: c6 d7.

Chess problem for week of Oct 27, 2025: Composed by Crichton Milne Baxter and published in "Canadian Illustrated News" in 1880.

White mate in 2

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: 8/3p4/K1p5/2k1P1R1/Q7/7B/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/58.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: h1, Queen: b6, Rooks: e3, Knights: a3; Black - King: d5, pawns: c2.

Chess problem for the week of Oct 20, 2025: Composed anonymously and published in "New York Clipper" in 1872.

White to checkmate in two moves.

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: 8/8/1Q6/3k4/8/N3R3/2p5/7K w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/57.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: c2, Queen: h2, Bishops: a8, pawns: d2; Black - King: d4, pawns: c3.

Chess problem for the week of Oct 13, 2025: Composed by Hyacinth R. Agnel and published in "American Chess-Nuts" in 1868.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: B7/8/8/8/3k4/2p5/2KP3Q/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/56.html

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A diagram illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: c4, Queen: e7, Bishops: f4; Black - King: b6.

Chess problem for week of October 6, 2025: Composed by William Davies Evans, published in "The Chess Player's Chronicle" in 1865. White to move and checkmate in two moves.

FEN: 8/4Q3/1k6/8/2K2B2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
SOL: problems.w00tness.info/55.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: c1, Queen: d7, Rooks: d4; Black - King: c3.

Chess problem for the week of Sep 29, 2025: Composed by Serge Vladimir Galitzin and published in "Le Monde Illustré" in 1850.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: 8/3Q4/8/8/3R4/2k5/8/2K5 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/54.html

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I do not post every day. The next puzzle will be posted on Sunday, September 28 for the week of September 29.

A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: c8, Queen: a7, Rooks: e8, Bishops: f3 d6, Knights: f6 a8, pawns: d3 a4 c5 h5 c7; Black - King: c6, Queen: b5, Rooks: h6 d7, Knights: c2 g6, pawns: d2 e4 f5 g5.

Chess problem for week of Sep 22, 2025: By Edward Nicolai Olly and published in "The New York Recorder", 1892.

White mate in 2

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: N1K1R3/Q1Pr4/2kB1Nnr/1qP2ppP/P3p3/3P1B2/2np4/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/53.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e6, Bishops: e2, Knights: d5, pawns: c3 b4; Black - King: e4, pawns: c4 d6.

Chess problem for the week of Sep 15, 2025: Composed by M. D'Orville and published in "Amusements in Chess" in 1845.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/3pK3/3N4/1Pp1k3/2P5/4B3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/52.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: f2, Queen: f5, Bishops: f1, Knights: f6; Black - King: d4, pawns: c6.

Chess problem for week of Sep 8, 2025: Composed by Herr Brede (of Altona) and published in "Amusements in Chess" in 1845.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/2p2N2/5Q2/3k4/8/5K2/5B2 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/51.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e5, Rooks: b1, Bishops: e1 h5, pawns: b2; Black - King: d3, pawns: b5.

Chess problem for the week of Sep 1, 2025: Composed by Samuel Loyd in 1859.

White to move and checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/8/1p2K2B/8/3k4/1P6/1R2B3 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/50.html

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1.Qe8 Nxe8 2.fxe8=Q #

1…. Bc8 2.Be8 Be6 #

A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: h5, Queen: b7, Bishops: d3, Knights: d6, pawns: a3; Black - King: a5, Rooks: g1, Bishops: b5, Knights: d4 f7, pawns: a4 h4 a6 b6.

Chess problem for the week of Aug 25, 2025: By M. Calvi (of Paris) and published in "Amusements in Chess" in 1845.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 4/5
FEN: 8/1Q3n2/pp1N4/kb5K/p2n3p/P2B4/8/6r1 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/49.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e3, Knights: f1 a5, pawns: c2 d4 e5; Black - King: d5, pawns: c3 e6.

Chess problem for week of Aug 18, 2025: By M. Auguste D'Orville (of Antwerp) and published in "Amusements in Chess" in 1845.

White mates in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/4p3/N2kP3/3P4/2p1K3/2P5/5N2 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/48.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: h6, Queen: c2, Rooks: g6 c8, Bishops: a7, Knights: c3 c7, pawns: a3; Black - King: c5, Queen: a6, Rooks: d1 h2, Bishops: h1, Knights: b3 d7, pawns: e3 h4 a5 e5 b6 b7 e7.

Chess problem for week of Aug 11, 2025: By Samuel Loyd, published in "Fifth American Chess Congress" in 1880. White mates in two.

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 2R5/BpNnp3/qp4RK/p1k1p3/7p/PnN1p3/2Q4r/3r3b w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/47.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: f4, Queen: c2, Knights: c5; Black - King: d4.

Chess problem for week of Aug 4, 2025: Composed by M. Paul Loquin (of Orleans) and published in "Amusements in Chess" in 1845.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/8/8/2N5/3k1K2/8/2Q5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/46.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e7, Queen: e2, Bishops: e3; Black - King: f5.

Chess problem for the week of Jul 28, 2025: Composed by J. A. Conroy and published in "Home Circle" in 1850.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/4K3/8/5k2/8/4B3/4Q3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/45.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: d7, Rooks: h6, Bishops: c4 c5, pawns: e4 g5; Black - King: g7, pawns: e5.

Chess problem for the week of Jul 21, 2025: Composed by Josef Kling and published in "Chess Problems" in 1844.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 8/3K2k1/7R/2B1p1P1/2B1P3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/44.html

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: e8, Rooks: h5, Bishops: b1 h2, Knights: c2, pawns: a2 f3 h4 g6; Black - King: e6, pawns: c5 f6.

Chess problem for week of Jul 14, 2025: Composed by Annett and published in "The Chess Player's Chronicle" in 1847.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 4K3/8/4kpP1/2p4R/7P/5P2/P1N4B/1B6 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/43.html

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Complexity: 5/5
FEN: 2N5/1bQKpR2/4n3/2bkp3/Nr1p2r1/1P1R1P1B/1B2n3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/42.html

A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: d7, Queen: c7, Rooks: d3 f7, Bishops: b2 h3, Knights: a4 c8, pawns: b3 f3; Black - King: d5, Rooks: b4 g4, Bishops: c5 b7, Knights: e2 e6, pawns: d4 e5 e7.

Chess problem for the week of Jul 7, 2025: Composed by Ferdinand Julius Brede and published in "Almanach für Freunde vom Schachspiel" in 1844.

White checkmate in 2

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Male chess players did not like losing to female chess players.

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: Qnkr3r/Bppnq3/p2p4/3P4/N3P1p1/P1R2pp1/1PP5/5RK1 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/41.html

A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: g1, Queen: a8, Rooks: f1 c3, Bishops: a7, Knights: a4, pawns: b2 c2 a3 e4 d5; Black - King: c8, Queen: e7, Rooks: d8 h8, Knights: d7 b8, pawns: f3 g3 g4 a6 d6 b7 c7.

Chess problem for the week of Jun 30, 2025: Composed by Hirsch Silberschmidt and published in "Das Gambit" in 1829.

White checkmate in 2

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2/ A duplex is one in which there are two solutions; White moves and mates in the first, Black moves and mates in the second.

Complexity: 4/5
FEN:
a) 1kb3n1/3Pr2p/1pPK2pn/1P1B4/3p3B/p2q2N1/8/8 w - - 0 1
b) 1kb3n1/3Pr2p/1pPK2pn/1P1B4/3p3B/p2q2N1/8/8 b - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/40.html

A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "a) White to move and checkmate in two moves and then b) Black to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: d6, Bishops: h4 d5, Knights: g3, pawns: b5 c6 d7; Black - King: b8, Queen: d3, Rooks: e7, Bishops: c8, Knights: h6 g8, pawns: a3 d4 b6 g6 h7.

1/ Chess problem for the week of Jun 23, 2025: Composed by Joseph Dollinger and published in "110 ganz neu zusammengesetzte Schachendspiele" in 1806.

This problem is a direct mate duplex:
a) White checkmate in 2
b) Black checkmate in 2

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A chess board illustrating the starting position and instructions for the chess problem, "White to move and checkmate in two moves." The chess pieces are arranged as follows: White - King: g1, Queen: e4, Bishops: c2 b4, pawns: g2 a3; Black - King: e8, Queen: c7, Rooks: d8, Bishops: f8, Knights: d7, pawns: e6 f7.

Problem for week of Jun 16, 2025: Composed by Trevangadacharya Shastree. Published in "Essays on Chess" in 1814.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: 3rkb2/2qn1p2/4p3/8/1B2Q3/P7/2B3P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/39.html

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