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Aleksandr Alekhine - Adolf Jay Fink, Pasadena 1932

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Bxe5 8.d4 Bd6 9. Qxc6+ Bd7 10. Qa6 O-O 11. Be2 Re8 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. a4 Qe7 14. Nf1 Bb5!
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— Jan 16, 2026 01:19AM

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— May 24, 2026 02:33PM

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[Still on the intermediate-level puzzles, with a lot of positions taken from Alekhine's games.]

— May 11, 2026 03:12PM

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[It is said practice makes perfect, and consistency is key!]

— Apr 29, 2026 02:59PM

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Alexandre Alekhine: « Quand on m'a demandé 'Comment se fait-il que vous choisissiez de meilleurs coups que vos adversaires ?', j'ai répondu 'Je suis ravi que vous me posiez cette question, car il se trouve que la réponse est très simple. Je trouve mes propres coups et je fais trouver les siens par mon adversaire. »

— Apr 10, 2026 03:35AM

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[In find that keeping up the pace of 3 Woodpecker chess puzzles a day that I set for myself truly helps]

— Mar 29, 2026 11:04AM

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A fun endgame puzzle: Black to move and win.

Move 39... from: Lasker - Loman, USA (sim.) 1903

https://www.chess.com/0ec1be8e-8939-4...

— Mar 15, 2026 02:48AM

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An eye-pleasing problem from W. Steinitz – S. Winawer, Paris (1867). If you want to try it yourself, take the game below, and stop after the 16th move from Black. White to move!

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess...

— Feb 27, 2026 05:28AM