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Beethoven's Wig
Someone has stolen Beethoven's Wig and has put it in one of four locked boxes. The boxes are numbered from 1,2,3,4 in that order. There are four different keys that each has their own color. Use the clues below to figure out which key goes in which box and to find the box where Beethoven's wig is being kept.
1. The green key goes to the third or fourth box
2. The wig is to the left of the fourth box
3. The wig is to the right of the first box
4. The yellow key is to the left of the wig
5. The blue key is to the right of the yellow key and to the left of the green key
6. The red key goes to the first box
Kennel Confusion
7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Can you help her get them into the right cages?
1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends.
2. Princess was somewhere to the left of Beau.
3. Rover was in the third run from the right.
4. The only dog between Fluffy and Lady was Princess.
5. Duke was directly to the left of Lady.
Black to Play
This game finish is a feast of minor piece play.
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White to Play
An easy one for those of you feeling some post-holiday fatigue.
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White to Play
From H.R. Agnel’s 19th century classic, Chess for Winter Evenings. It’s a puzzle from one of his tales. It’s a mate in 5, but pretty direct.
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White to Play
From one of the most famous finishes in the 19th century.
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Black to Play
This position arose in a 5-minute game I was playing online. My intuition told me a mate had to be there, but I will be honest with you—I did not see my last move until I arrived at that move.
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White to Play
If you remember Rule Number One, this one’s easy.
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White to Play
I skipped side variations that led to heavy material loss. It’s an unusual mating attack. Here’s a weird clue: the knight is the piece that mates.
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White to Play
Mate in 5. You can do it! Remember rule number one.
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White to Play
Chess teachers always recommend tripling on the file to attack, but not what White has done on the h-file; still…
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Black to Play
When I realized I had forgotten one of Spassky’s most famous games, I had to include it. It was a dramatic occasion, and he annihilated a top grandmaster before move 20, and Boris had the black pieces no less!
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