Problems Puzzles and Solitaire Games

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1. 10x8 Chess mating problems. 10x Chess mating problems. By Sam Trenholme.

A

1. AlterWay. Shareware program. Find a sequence of moves taking all black pieces. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
2. Andernach Chess. Pieces change side when taking. Author: Stefanos Pantazis.
3. Anti-Magnetic Chess. Four anti-magnetic chessproblems. By Ben Good.

B

1. 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.
2. Blindfold. Shareware program. Visualize and remember a sequence of chess positions. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
3. 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.
4. Brutalis . A program that helps to solve helpmates, with options for composing. Author: Jens Baek Nielsen.

C

1. Chancellor Chess. Problems from Chancellor Chess book.
2. Chancellor Chess (Book). Missing description Author: Ben R. Foster.
3. Checkmate in an Infinite Number of Moves. Missing description By Alberto Monteiro.
4. Checkmate Sliding Puzzle. Slide squares in this puzzle such that the black king becomes mated. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. G. H. Strijbos.
5. Checkmating Applet. Practice your checkmating skill with fairy pieces. By H. G. Muller.
6. Chess Composition Microweb. Extensive website on chess problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
7. Chess Contradance. Move pieces to the other side of the board without attacking each other. By Karen Robinson.
8. Chess Mazes. Shareware program. Find a route for a piece that does not use an attacked square. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
9. Chess Mazes. Chess based maze puzzles.
10. Chess Miner. Shareware program. Add mines to undermine all black pieces. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
11. A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Chess problem from 19th century. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Samuel Loyd.
12. A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Mate in two moves. Author: Ralph Betza. Inventor: Mw. L. Ferris.
13. A Chess Problem with a Chancellor. Mate in two moves. Winner of tournament. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Keeble.
14. Chess Problem with a Nightrider. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
15. Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
16. 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.
17. Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. Chess puzzle task: shortest game with only two kings in final di. Missing description Author: Mario Velucchi.
21. Chess Tests: Bizarre Positions. Website with tests of strange chess positions and how programs deal with these.
22. Cheversi Solitaire. Solitaire version of Cheversi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
23. Circe Chess problem 1. Series selfmate circe chess problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: George P. Spicas.
24. Circe Chess problem 2. Helpstalemate circe chess problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Michel Caillaud.
25. 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! Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
26. A Cylinder chess puzzle - 1. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: A. Piccinini.
27. A Cylinder chess puzzle - 2. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: A. W. Mongredien.

D

1. 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.
2. Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
3. Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.

E

1. The Eight Queens problem. Put eight queens on the board such that no one attacks another. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Exclusive Chess. Mate is only allowed if there is a unique way to do so. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Theodor Steubel.

F

1. Family pastimes: Maze and Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike games. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
2. Fast Chess Contradance. Solitaire chess puzzle: four white and four black pieces must change places without attacking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Karen Robinson.
3. Fellowship of the Ring Puzzles. Several problems based on the Fellowship of the Ring variant. By Robert Price.
4. Five Classics of Fairy Chess. Missing description Author: T. R. Dawson.

G

1. Giveaway Chess Puzzle. Computer game that you have to lose all of your own pieces to win. By (zzo38) A. Black.

H

1. Helpmate in Two. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. Garai.
2. Hexagonal chess - problem 1. Missing description Author: Joseph Boyer.
3. Hexagonal chess - problem 2. Missing description
4. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. (4x4, Cells: 16) By Andy Lewicki.
5. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
6. Horse Chess-Nut. Horse statue with two chess problems painted on it. Author: David Howe.

I

1. Italian Progressive Chess Game Positions. Problem based on an actual game position.

K

1. Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
2. Kick the King. What happens if we remove check and stalemate rules and win by taking the king? By Michiel de Bondt.
3. KingSwap!. A solitaire swap puzzle to escort your lazy King. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Vincent Bugica.
4. The Knights Tour . Try to solve the knights tour problem with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
5. KnightSweeper . Single player game similar to the Minesweeper computer game. By Michiel de Bondt.
6. Kriegspiel. Problem solving competition. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
7. Kriegspiel - positions for solving. Five kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
8. Kriegspiel - positions for solving 2. More kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
9. A Kriegspiel problem. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
10. A Kriegspiel problem. A Kriegspiel mate in two with solution. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
11. Kriegspiel problems. Two problems to solve. Author: Henk Swart.

L

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

M

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

N

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

P

1. Patricia. Construct a stalemate puzzle. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
2. Patrol Chess. A unit may not capture or give check unless it is supported. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Federik Hendrik von Meyenfeldt.
3. 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.
4. Patrol chess. More problems from CCM. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
5. Pocket pieces thematic tourney. Chess problem composition tournament. Closing date April 30, 2002. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
6. Probleemblad - Nederlandse Bond van Schaakprobleemvrienden. Information on the Dutch chess problems organization and their journal. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
7. Problemesis . Webmagazine on chess problems.
8. 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

1. Queen's Quadrille. Chesslike form of the famous 15-16 puzzle. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Karen Robinson.
2. Queens and Pawns . Try to arrange nine Queens and a Pawn on a standard Chess board so that none of them attack each other. Author: Doug Chatham.

R

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

S

1. Safe Passage. Move pieces to opposite side without putting pieces in danger of capture. By Karen Robinson.
2. Shatranj Problems. Mansubat: Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
3. Solitaire chess puzzles . Several chess puzzles to try with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
4. Solitaire dice chess. Solitaire dice chess (concept works with variants & board games of skill too). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Kevin Pacey.
5. StrateGems . Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
6. Strategems. Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
7. Symmetric Sissa. Problem based on an actual game. By Ben Good.

T

1. Temple Island Chess. Solo game with shadow pieces. By Karen Robinson.
2. Thematic Chess. Chess problems where play must fulfill a theme. Author: Mladen Vassilev-Missana. Inventor: P. Zmilo.
3. Torsten Linß' chess problems . Chess problems website.

U

1. Ultima Problem #3. The 3rd in a series of Ultima puzzles. By Robert Abbott.
2. Ultima Problem #9. The 9th in a series of Ultima puzzles. By Robert Abbott.
3. Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karen Robinson.

V

1. The Variant Chess Website . Missing description
2. Vincent's chessproblems . Chess and giveaway chess problem website.

W

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

X

1. Xiangqi. A Xiangqi problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Xiangqi problem. A complicated Xiangqi problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: C. K. Lai.

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