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Chess Puzzle 1 [See Answer at the bottom]
More Puzzles:
Online Puzzles 1-30 and More
White to move and draw
* The Puzzle Hints
Chess Puzzle 1 is a chess masterpiece and the most famous chess puzzle in chess. It has introduced the Reti maneuver. Many chess players were surprised, many articles were written and a lot of words said about... The puzzle is simplicity and incredibility. It looks impossible to draw: The Black King is too close and the White King is too far away. White must take the Black pawn or promote his own. But if the White King moves diagonally being ready to fight on 2 fronts...
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: Richard Reti (1889-1929). Austrian-Hungarian, later Czechoslovakian chess player, famous chess composer. The creator of the Reti maneuver in chess.
2. Year: 1921.
* The Puzzles Recommendation
Composed by famous and well-known chess composers, the online endgame puzzles were selected for all chess players to have a try. They are to practice and must improve your chess. Understand the winning idea of each chess puzzle and use it in the real game.
All the online puzzles are designed for the chess players rated 1200-2400. Having read the puzzle hints may reduce the solving level to 1000-2200 if a puzzle is solved correctly. Only few of the online puzzles were included in the chess PDF eBook (shareware)
"250/350 Chess Endgame Puzzles by Famous Chess Composers."
You may solve the chess puzzles online or on the chess board. If you are a chess master, you should not read the puzzle hints. If you are not a chess master yet, feel free to read the puzzle hints at the top. This will help you to find the correct solution.
Please do not look down at the puzzle answer before the time. You can revisit the page for seeing the solution later. When you solve the puzzle and see its answer, analyze the initial position again. Have you analyzed the position correctly? Have you seen the solution in full?
I. Links to Online Puzzles 1-30 and More:
Chess Puzzle 1
Chess Puzzle 2
Chess Puzzle 3
Chess Puzzle 4
Chess Puzzle 5
Chess Puzzle 6
Chess Puzzle 7
Chess Puzzle 8
Chess Puzzle 9
Chess Puzzle 10
Chess Puzzle 11
Chess Puzzle 12
Chess Puzzle 13
Chess Puzzle 14
Chess Puzzle 15
Chess Puzzle 16
Chess Puzzle 17
Chess Puzzle 18
Chess Puzzle 19
Chess Puzzle 20
Chess Puzzle 21
Chess Puzzle 22
Chess Puzzle 23
Chess Puzzle 24
Chess Puzzle 25
Chess Puzzle 26
Chess Puzzle 27
Chess Puzzle 28
Chess Puzzle 29
Chess Puzzle 30
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* The line below is the Answer to Chess Puzzle 1
* The Answer to Chess Puzzle 1
1.Kg7! h4
2.Kf6! Kb6
[2... h3 3.Ke7 1/2-1/2]
3.Ke5! ...
• Variant A:
3... Kxc6
4.Kf4 1/2-1/2
• Variant B:
3... h3
4.Kd6 1/2-1/2
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II. The Chess Puzzle PDF eBooks:
The Chess PDF eBooks section of www.chesselo.com is dedicated to chess puzzles. All the eBooks here are free except "250/350 Chess Endgame Puzzles by Famous Chess Composers". The Full Version of this eBook is not expensive, with Special Free Offer and additional free bonus for 100 puzzles more for the registered users. You can download its Demo Version with the first 24 chess puzzles below.
The Chess PDF section is containing now 7 eBooks, mainly for the beginning chess player and intermediate. More chess PDF electronic books to follow. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar program to read. Please find the specific information on each eBook and the eBook download links below:
1. "16 Chess Checkmate Puzzles" PDF eBook is 16 chess puzzles on the direct checkmate topic. With the project name Simple Beauties, the checkmate puzzles have been selected. The compilation here includes 4 Two-movers and 12 Three-movers. To download the eBook, click the link below:
"16 Chess Checkmate Puzzles" [96 KB]
2. "16 Mini Two-movers. Checkmate Puzzles" PDF eBook is 16 mini chess puzzles on the direct checkmate topic, only Two-movers. All the chess puzzles are no more than 5 chess pieces on the chess board. The eBook is nice mini brain-teasers for chess beginners. To download the eBook, click the link below:
"16 Mini Two-movers. Checkmate Puzzles" [108 KB]
3. "Chess Combination Puzzles" PDF eBook is 24 chess puzzles selected from the real chess games and theoretical training positions on the following topics: A. White to Play and Win the Queen. B. White to Play and Win the Rook. C. White to Play and Win the Bishop. D. White to Play and Win the Knight. To download the eBook, click the link below:
"Chess Combination Puzzles" [124 KB]
4. "Typical Chess Combination Puzzles. Part 1" PDF eBook is to help you learn the main typical combinations in chess. Part 1 contains 10 typical combinations of total 20. Each chess combination is demonstrated with 1 example to learn and 1-2 puzzles to solve:
The Fork, The Double Strike, The Discovered Check, The Mill... To download Part 1, click the following link:
"Typical Chess Combination Puzzles. Part 1" [126 KB]
5. "Typical Chess Combination Puzzles. Part 2" PDF eBook is the second part of the previous eBook. Part 2 contains typical combinations 11-20. Each chess combination is demonstrated with 1 example to learn and 2 puzzles to solve: Block the Line, The Break Through, The Diversion, The Pin, The Zuzwang Idea, The Stalemate Idea... To download Part 2, click the link below:
"Typical Chess Combination Puzzles. Part 2" [136 KB]
6. "Chess Openings Puzzles" PDF eBook is 32 chess opening puzzles to help you recognize the main chess openings in chess. You will meet Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Defense, Latvian Gambit, and more. The eBook has cross-reference navigation and provides the puzzle answers with the first recognition moves for each chess opening. To download it, click the link below:
"Chess Openings Puzzles" [128 KB]
7. "250/350 Chess Endgame Puzzles by Famous Chess Composers" PDF eBook [Demo Version] is a selection of best endgame puzzles by famous chess composers. A chess tutorial to practice chess and improve your chess endgame. Recommended for intermediate players and chess masters. Find the Solutions Section of the eBook to study the best moves for White and Black. The Demo Version includes the first 24 chess puzzles of the Full Version. To download it, click the link below:
"250/350 Chess Endgame Puzzles by Famous Composers" [166 KB]
* About This Page
This is the Main Page of www.chesselo.com for Chess Puzzles. The Chess Puzzles here are divided into 2 types: I. Chess Puzzles Online Endgame and II. Chess Puzzle PDF eBooks on checkmate, chess combinations, and endgame study.
