Internet Chess Club (ICC)

09/06/2026

To close out the week, a position with very little material left on the board, just a few pawns, a knight, and the kings. It looks quiet, almost simple. But there's a precise sequence hiding in here that ends the game outright. Can you find White's winning plan?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-06

09/05/2026

A knight, a pawn pushing its way to queening, and a king marching in to help. White has nothing but a lone king, and the position looks hopeless. But hopeless isn't the same as lost! Can you find White's only defense?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-05

09/04/2026

A cornered king, a pawn about to cause trouble, and two quiet pieces waiting for their moment. It doesn't look like much is happening yet. But both of White's knights have a part to play before this is over. Can you find White's mating idea?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-04

09/03/2026

Before Bled 1961, Mikhail Tal had never lost to Bobby Fischer.

Then Fischer played 23.fxe5!, allowing Tal to take his queen and entering a position with dangerous passed pawns and an extraordinary material imbalance.
Fischer kept pressing. After 47.Ra6, Tal resigned.

This was Fischer’s first victory over Tal.

Click through the game move by move and see how it happened.

Go through the moves of this historical game!

09/03/2026

A new queen appears on the board, and the balance of power looks like it's shifted for good. White's knight, though, isn't ready to accept that verdict. Can you find the sequence that changes everything back?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-03

09/02/2026

A pawn reaches the final rank and becomes something far more dangerous. For a moment, it looks like White's small remaining force won't be enough to survive. But a knight has one more trick up its sleeve before the game is decided. Can you find White's saving idea?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-02

09/01/2026

A single pawn creeps toward the last rank, with a king close behind to make sure nothing goes wrong. White's only piece looks badly outmatched for the job ahead. But a knight can cover a surprising amount of ground when it needs to. Can you find White's saving idea?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-09-01

08/31/2026

Moriz Jung, Viennese Café: The Chess Players (1911)

Two players, one board, and an audience that has already forgotten how to mind its own business.

Moriz Jung turns a chess game into a small piece of theatre. The players are completely absorbed, while the spectators crowd in behind them, curious, amused, perhaps already convinced they know the right move.

There is something wonderfully familiar in the scene. More than a century later, chess still has the same power to turn bystanders into analysts.

Image: Moriz Jung, Viennese Café: The Chess Players, 1911. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.

08/31/2026

This week, one piece takes center stage in every single puzzle: the knight, doing things only it can do. Call it Cavalry Week. Here, the material on the board is about as bare as it gets, just kings and a single knight against a stray pawn. But that knight has exactly what it needs to finish the job quickly. Can you find White's mating idea?

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https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-08-31

08/30/2026

Black seems to have several ways to respond, and each one changes the position in a different way. Yet White has a single move that keeps every possibility under control. Whatever Black chooses, the finish is already waiting. Can you find it?

Check solution
https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-08-30