Demo Problem List
Difficulty ratings in parentheses

1.4 - White to win (2)
1.9 - White to win
(3)
2.4 - Mate in 2 (3)
2.8 - Mate in 2 (4)
2.10 - Mate in 2 (4)
3.3 - Mate in 3 (4)
3.8 - Mate in 3 (5)
3.16 - Mate in 3 (7)
4.1 - Mate in 4 (7)
4.11 - Mate in 5 (8)
4.15 - Mate in 8 (8)
5.4 - White to win (7)
5.11 - White to win (8)
5.13 - White to win (7)
6.2 - White to draw (8)
6.11 - White to win (9)


Bonus Problems
No solutions given

3.10 - Mate in 3 (6)
3.19 - Mate in 3 (7)
5.18 - White to win (8)
6.4 - White to draw (8)


Galen's Chess Problems
20 Sample Problem Demo

Here are 20 great problems taken from Galen's interactive digital chess book!

Problems include an excellent quality diagram, level of difficulty and the solver's task. The 1st 16 problems are linked to the solution, which can be played out on your screen with analysis and commentary supplied.

In addition to the navigation bar, players can experiment with their own ideas by clicking to and from squares on the board. For information on how to use the interactive features, see How to use features.

Choose a problem from the menu at left or if you would like to see them all, choose the first problem and follow the links. You can also visit a page that shows all of the problem diagrams.


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