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This is a collection of 297 chess puzzles drawn from games of the last half of 2013. Both players are rated above 2400 ELO. In each diagram, the player at the bottom of the board moves first and wins. The solutions are found at the end of the book along with the diagram. Match wits with the best of the best and find the winning move. Bill Harvey hosts wtharvey.com, home of 10,000 chess puzzles.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 5.
White mates in 6.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 5.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 8.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 6.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 2.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 7.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 6.
Black mates in 3.
Black mates in 6.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 2.
Black mates in 4.
10) 1.Qc4
12) 1.Rxc8+ Rxc8 2.Qe6+ Kd8 3.Qxd6+ Ke8 4.Qe6+ Kd8 5.Qg8+
16) 1.Qd2
14) 1.Qc2
17) 1.Rxg7 if 1...Rxe5 2.Qh6 or if 1...Kxg7 2.Qg5+ Kh8 3.Qxe7 Kg8 4.Rxf7
45) 1.Qb3
48) 1.Bxf7+
53) 1.g4 if 1...Qxh4 2.Qf3 Rb7 3.Qf6+ Qxf6 4.exf6+ Kh6 5.Rh2+
58) 1.Rf3
59) 1.Rf7
64) 1.Nd7
82) 1.Bb5+
85) 1.Rxd4
95) 1.Qe6+
105) 1.Rxd4
113) 1.Bh7+ Nxh7 2.Qg6+ Kf8 3.Bg7+ 110) 1.Ne5+ Kg8 2.Ng6 if 2...Rd7 3.Re8+ mates
131) 1.Nxg6
132) 1.Bxf6 if 1...Bxf6 2.Qh7+ or if 1...Kf8 2.Bxg7 Ke8 3.Ba4+ Kd8 4.Qb5
133) 1.Ne5+ if 1...fxe5 2.Qg4+ Ke8 3.Qh5+ Kf8 4.Qf5+ or if 1...Ke7 2.Rc7+
139) 1.Bxd7 if 1...Qxd7 2.Re8+ Kf7 3.R8e7+ Qxe7 4.Rxe7+ Kxe7 5.Nf5+
153) 1.Nb5
167) 1.Nd6+
165) 1.Qd5+
168) 1.Nh6+
173) 1.d6
174) 1.Bxd5 if 1Kxd6 2.Bxb7 Rxc5 3.Rxa6+ or if 1Bxd5 (or 1exd5) 2.Rc7+
178) 1.Bd2
189) 1...Rxf3
197) 1...Be4
202) 1...Nc3+ if 2.bxc3 Qxc3 mates or if 2.Ka1 Nxa4 3.Rxe6 Qd1 mates
Black mates in 7. 209) 1...Ne2+ 2.Kh1 Bxg2+ 3.Kxg2 Qg6+ 4.Bg5 Qe4+
210) 1...Bxf3
216) 1...Rd1+
218) 1...Qxb5
219) 1...Rxg2+ 2.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 3.Kf2 Qh2+ 4.Kf1 Bxf3 5.Re2 Bxe2+
228) 1...Bxc4
231) 1...Bg1
235) 1...Nc1+ if 2.Kb2 Qg2+ 3.Qc2 bxa3+ or if 2.Ka1 Be5+ 3.Nb2 Nd3
Black mates in 6. 241) 1...Rxe5+ if 2.Kxe5 Qf5+ 3.Kd6 Qc5+ or if 2.f4 Qf5+
247) 1...Qf2 2.Bxf2 Nxf2+ 3.Kg1 Nxd1+ 4.Kh1 Nf2+ 5.Kg1 Bxb3
251) 1...Rg4+ 2.Kh1 Bg2+ 3.Kg1 Rd1+ 4.Re1 Rxe1+ 5.Qxe1 Be4+
258) 1...Rd1
268) 1...c3
269) 1...Bc4
270) 1...Rxc3
280) 1...Nxe3
279) 1...Rxd3
288) 1...Qc8
290) 1...Rc3
295) 1...Ne3+
296) 1...Nxf3+
297) 1...Rxe2