https://www.arcamax.com//entertainment/games/chess/rss en-us Copyright 2026 ArcaMax Publishing 1.Bb5+ c6 1...Qd7 2.Qe6+ Kd8 3.Qxd7# 2.Qe6+ Qe7 3.Qxe7#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4314765 Oct/09/2026 1.g7 Qh1+ 2.Kd4 Qd1+ 3.Kc5 Qc1+ 4.Kd6 Qd2+ 5.Ke6 Qa2+ 5...Qg2 6.Qf4+ Ka5 7.Qc7+ Ka4 8.Qa7+ Kb4 9.Qb8+ Ka4 10.g8Q 6.Qd5! Qe2+ 7.Kd6 Qh2+ 8.Kc5 and now any Black queen check brings a White interposing the queen and giving a counter...

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4313613 Oct/07/2026

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4312209 Oct/05/2026 1.Rxc2 dxc2 2.Kb2 Kd3 3.Kc1 a3 Stalemate. Also, 3...Kc3 Stalemate.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4310735 Oct/02/2026 1.Kf5 Ke3 2.Ke5 c6 2...Kd3 3.Kd5 Kc3 4.Kc5 c6 5.a4 3.a4 Kd3 4.a5 c5 5.a6 c4 6.a7 c3 7.a8Q c2 8.Qd5+ Ke2 8...Kc3 9.Qd4+ Kb3 10.Qa1 9.Qa2 Kd1 10.Kd4 c1Q 11.Kd3 with mate to follow. And a hat tip to the principle of ...

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4308377 Sep/30/2026 20…. Rg4+ 21.Kc3 Rc4+ 22.Kb3 22.Kd2 Rxc2+ 23.Ke1 Bf2# 22...Rb8+ 23.Ka3 Nxc2#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4307237 Sep/28/2026 31.Rxg7!! Kxg7 32.Be5+ Kh6 33.Nf7+ Kh5 34.Be2+ Kh4 35.Bg3+ Kh3 36.Ng5#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4303868 Sep/23/2026 1.g8=Q+ Kxg8 1...Kf6 2.Qe6# 2.Ke6 Kh8 3.Kf7 e5 4.Bg7#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4302762 Sep/21/2026 1.Qh3

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4300895 Sep/18/2026 1.Qxh7+ Also mating, but longer was 1.Ng6+ hxg6 2.Rh2+ Bxh2 3.Rxh2+ 1...Kxh7 2.Rh2 Mate. Did you pick the long way or short way?

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4299354 Sep/16/2026 1.Rc7+ Kg8 1...Kh6 2.Rc2 a3 3.Rh2# 2.Rg7+ Kh8 2...Kf8 3.Rb7 3.Rb7 a3 4.Kg6 a2 5.Rb8 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4297705 Sep/14/2026 19.Rh8+ Bxh8 20.Rxh8+ Kxh8 21.Qh1+ Nh7 22.Nf6 Kg7 23.Qh6+ Kh8 24.Qxh7 Mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4293356 Sep/08/2026 15.Qd7+ Bxd7 16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.Nf7+ Kc8 18.Re8+ Bxe8 19.Rd8 Mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4290927 Sep/04/2026 1...Qh1+ 2.Kxh1 Rxh3+ 3.Kg1 Rh1 Mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4287819 Aug/31/2026 1...Nf6 2.Bxf6 Qxf6 3.Qxg8+ Kd7 4.Ne5+ Nxe5 5.Qxa8 Nf3+ 6.gxf3 Qxa1+ 7.Ke2 Qb2+ with a draw by perpetual check. The two players shared the brilliancy prize.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4284319 Aug/26/2026 1...Rxg2+ 2.Rxg2 Qxf3 3.Rf2 The variations are worth playing over-- 3.Ne2 Bh3 4.Rf2 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 Qh4 6.Rh2 Ng4 7.Ng1 Nxh2 8.Qxh2 Re3 9.Rd2 Qh5 10.Rf2 Qxd5+ 11.Rg2 Bxg2+ 12.Qxg2 Qh5+ 13.Qh2 Qg4 14.Qg2 and the engine gives a mate in 46 ...

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4282859 Aug/24/2026 1.Nh5+ Kh6 2.Rxc8 The game ended in a picturesque manner 2.Nxf6 Bxe6 3.Qh4+ Kg7 4.Rg8+ 2...Qxc8 3.Qf4+ g5 4.Qxf6+ Kxh5 5.Qf3+ g4 6.Qf5#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4280925 Aug/21/2026 1.Bd5 exd5 1...Qxd5 2.Nxd5 Rc8 3.Qxg4 2.Qxc6+ Kd8 3.Qxa8+ Kd7 4.Qb7+ Ke6 5.Qc6+ Bd6 6.Bf4 6.Ra6 works quite well, too. Anyhow, Black Resigned.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4279189 Aug/19/2026 1...Kg1 2.Ke7 Qf1 3.Kd6 Ne1 4.Kc5 Rd2 5.Kb4 Bd1 6.Ka3 c2 7.Kb2 c3+ 8.Kc1 Stalemate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4277197 Aug/17/2026 1.Rxb6 axb6 2.Qxc6 2.Qa8+ Nb8 3.Qxb8+ Kxb8 4.Ra8# 2...Rxc6 3.Bxc6 Qc7 4.Ra8+ Qb8 5.Rxb8#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4275860 Aug/14/2026 https://www.arcamax.com/chess