🧩Puzzles

Punishments in the first moves: undeveloped pieces, uncastled kings and opening blows.

The heart of the game: combinations, attacks on the king and tactics in developed positions.

Tactics with little material: convert your edge or scrape a draw when few pieces remain.

The classic patterns: mates in one and two, forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks.

Tactical positions from the Italian — Giulia's turf.

Typical blows from the Spanish (Ruy Lopez) — Ruy's turf.

The sharp tactics of the Sicilian — Boris's turf.

Tricks and blows in the Queen's Gambit — Greta's turf.

Tactics in the London structures — Lonnie's turf.