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• 10x8 Chess mating problems. 10x Chess mating problems. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Sam Trenholme.

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• AlterWay. Shareware program. Find a sequence of moves taking all black pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
• Andernach Chess. Pieces change side when taking. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Stefanos Pantazis.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess. Four anti-magnetic chessproblems. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ben Good.

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• Bishops moving puzzle. Puzzle to move bishops across the board without attacking each other, as appearing in computer game The 7th Guest. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Blindfold. Shareware program. Visualize and remember a sequence of chess positions. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
• Bosma chess. King that is attacked three or more times is not considered to be in check. Fairy chess problem theme. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: R. Bosma.
• Brutalis . A program that helps to solve helpmates, with options for composing. Author: Jens Baek Nielsen.

C

• Chancellor Chess. Problems from Chancellor Chess book. (9x9, Cells: 81)
• Chancellor Chess (Book). Author: Ben R. Foster.
• Checkmate in an Infinite Number of Moves. By Alberto Monteiro.
• Checkmate Sliding Puzzle. Slide squares in this puzzle such that the black king becomes mated. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. G. H. Strijbos.
• Chess Composition Microweb. Extensive website on chess problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Chess Contradance. Move pieces to the other side of the board without attacking each other. By Karen Robinson.
• Chess Mazes. Shareware program. Find a route for a piece that does not use an attacked square. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
• Chess Mazes. Chess based maze puzzles.
• Chess Miner. Shareware program. Add mines to undermine all black pieces. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
• A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Mate in two moves. Author: Ralph Betza. Inventor: Mw. L. Ferris.
• A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Mate in two moves. Winner of tournament. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Keeble.
• A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Chess problem from 19th century. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Samuel Loyd.
• Chess Problem with a Nightrider. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
• Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: A modern exercise?. This old and simple shatranj problem uses only modern pieces and rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: The right way to check. Old shatranj problem in which one must determine in what order white must check black. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems: A proof game. Problem to construct a legal game of given exact length to reach a given position. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Tibor Orban.
• Chess puzzle task: shortest game with only two kings in final di. Author: Mario Velucchi.
• Chess Tests: Bizarre Positions. Website with tests of strange chess positions and how programs deal with these.
• Cheversi Solitaire. Solitaire version of Cheversi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
• Circe Chess problem 1. Series selfmate circe chess problem. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: George P. Spicas.
• Circe Chess problem 2. Helpstalemate circe chess problem. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Michel Caillaud.
• Contest: the 9 Queens Problem. Put 9 queens and 1 or 2 pawns such that queens do not see each other. Send your solution before Feb 29, and win a book! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Wim Henk Bodlaender.
• A Cylinder chess puzzle - 1. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: A. Piccinini.
• A Cylinder chess puzzle - 2. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: A. W. Mongredien.

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• Dilaram's Legacy. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Easy shatranj problem with a story about two kings and their kingdoms attached to it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.

E

• The Eight Queens problem. Put eight queens on the board such that no one attacks another. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Exclusive Chess. Mate is only allowed if there is a unique way to do so. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Theodor Steubel.

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• Family pastimes: Maze and Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike games. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
• Fast Chess Contradance. Solitaire chess puzzle: four white and four black pieces must change places without attacking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Karen Robinson.
• Fellowship of the Ring Puzzles. Several problems based on the Fellowship of the Ring variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Price.
• Five Classics of Fairy Chess. Author: T. R. Dawson.

G

• Giveaway Chess Puzzle. Computer game that you have to lose all of your own pieces to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.

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• Hara-Kiri Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Helpmate in Two. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. Garai.
• Hexagonal chess - problem 1. Author: Joseph Boyer.
• Hexagonal chess - problem 2.
• Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. (4x4, Cells: 16) Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
• Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. (4x4, Cells: 16) By Andy Lewicki.
• Horse Chess-Nut. Horse statue with two chess problems painted on it. Author: David Howe.

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• Infinite Number of Moves to Checkmate. By Alberto Monteiro.
• Italian Progressive Chess. Problem based on an actual game position. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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• Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kick the King. What happens if we remove check and stalemate rules and win by taking the king? (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michiel de Bondt.
• The Knights Tour . Try to solve the knights tour problem with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• KnightSweeper . Single player game similar to the Minesweeper computer game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michiel de Bondt.
• Kriegspiel. Problem solving competition. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Kriegspiel - positions for solving. Five kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Kriegspiel - positions for solving 2. More kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• A Kriegspiel problem. A Kriegspiel mate in two with solution. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
• A Kriegspiel problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
• Kriegspiel problems. Two problems to solve. Author: Henk Swart.

L

• Last Move. Shareware program. Add a king to make a mate position. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.

M

• Mate in two moves. Old mate in two problem from 1859. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Samuel Loyd.
• Maze. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
• Modern chess puzzle. Mate in one with piece of combined bishop/knight move from Modern Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• More 10x8 mating problems. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Sam Trenholme.
• Mutation Chess. Pieces that capture become the type of piece they captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: John E. Bosley.
• Mutual stalemate with all pieces. Construct a mutual stalemate setup using all 32 pieces. By Michiel de Bondt.

N

• N-Plus-K Queens Problem Page. By Doug Chatham.
• Nightrider used in a chess problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.

P

• Patricia. Construct a stalemate puzzle. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
• Patrol chess. In order to capture or give check, a piece [including kings] must be `observed' by another piece of the same player. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Federik Hendrik von Meyenfeldt.
• Patrol Chess. A unit may not capture or give check unless it is supported. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Federik Hendrik von Meyenfeldt.
• Patrol chess. More problems from CCM. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Pocket pieces thematic tourney. Chess problem composition tournament. Closing date April 30, 2002. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Probleemblad - Nederlandse Bond van Schaakprobleemvrienden. Information on the Dutch chess problems organization and their journal. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Problemesis . Webmagazine on chess problems.
• Progressive Chess, Italian. Problem based on an actual game position. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Proof game. Problem to construct a legal game of given exact length to reach a given position. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Tibor Orban.

Q

• Queen's Quadrille. Chesslike form of the famous 15-16 puzzle. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Karen Robinson.
• Queens and Pawns . Try to arrange nine Queens and a Pawn on a standard Chess board so that none of them attack each other. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Wim Henk Bodlaender.

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• Record Chess. Try to reach a position in as little moves as possible. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Schuler.
• Refusal chess. A problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: C. H. O'D. Alexander.
• The Retrograde Analysis Corner . Website with much information on retrograde chess problems.
• Review: White and Black from Brown - A Selection of 168 Diagrams. Author: Ben Good.
• Revolver Practice: A Chess Problem. White mates in 21 moves on board in shape of revolver. (Cells: 12) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.

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• Shatranj Problems. Mansubat: Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Solitaire chess puzzles . Several chess puzzles to try with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Strategems. Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
• StrateGems . Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
• Symmetric Sissa. Problem based on an actual game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Ben Good.

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• Thematic Chess. Chess problems where play must fulfill a theme. Author: Mladen Vassilev-Missana. Inventor: P. Zmilo.
• Torsten Linß' chess problems . Chess problems website.

U

• Ultima Problem #3. The 3rd in a series of Ultima puzzles. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Abbott.
• Ultima Problem #9. The 9th in a series of Ultima puzzles. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Abbott.
• The US Problem Bulletin. Information on US journal on chess problems. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karen Robinson.

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• The Variant Chess Website .
• Vincent's chessproblems . Chess and giveaway chess problem website.

W

• The Water wheel. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. A shatranj problem with an ingenious construction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• White and Black from Brown - A Selection of 168 Diagrams. A review of the book. Author: Ben Good.
• The World of Fairy Chess. Short introduction to the world of fairy chess problems. Author: Theodor Tauber and Hans L. Bodlaender.

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• Xiangqi. A Xiangqi problem. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Xiangqi problem. A complicated Xiangqi problem. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: C. K. Lai.

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