Tactics Puzzles

These puzzles are positions from real games where one player had the chance to win if they found the right move(s). In each one your task is to find those moves. You won't play the whole game, just long enough to convince the computer you found the winning combination. They are intended to be bite sized fun and practice.

Be careful, at every step one move is clearly better (according to KingsRow) than every other and should win material or the game. Other winning moves are possible and may or may not give you a second chance but most moves will draw or lose. Your job is to play the most accurate winning line.

The settings page has options for difficutly, piece set, whether you play from the top or bottom, sound levels, etc. Check the user guide for more detailed instructions, or the forum for other questions.

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2012 1056.5 185.1 2 0 0.0
2011 1439.6 49.4 6 0 60.0
2010 1202.7 88.0 2 0 100.0
2009 1817.0 180.1 5 0 0.0
2008 1760.5 228.8 7 0 0.0
2007 1756.3 183.3 9 0 0.0
2006 1553.6 137.4 6 0 0.0
2005 1001.7 169.2 2 0 0.0
2004 1630.9 126.6 3 0 0.0
2003 1573.9 281.3 4 0 0.0
2002 1158.5 85.0 1 0 100.0
2001 1530.4 126.5 2 0 0.0
2000 973.1 136.2 2 0 0.0
1999 1593.3 158.7 3 0 0.0
1998 1218.4 68.9 3 0 100.0
1997 1072.1 86.3 1 0 100.0
1996 1370.8 44.8 2 0 100.0
1995 1449.2 67.7 3 0 100.0
1994 1902.5 244.1 4 0 0.0
1993 1202.9 66.8 2 0 100.0
1992 1589.2 171.6 3 0 0.0
1991 1567.3 111.0 3 0 100.0
1990 1774.0 212.3 5 0 0.0
1989 1817.2 147.9 6 0 0.0
1988 1723.1 175.0 7 0 0.0