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ZugzwangedAgain
's Blog
5 Jun 2026
Gems, poetry, clockwork
From combat to concert hall
27 Oct 2026
Tripping the knight fantastic
Wherein a lone king draws against three knights (yes!)
12 Oct 2026
"I'll let you promote—if you let me mate."
How to navigate stalemate traps, allow promotion—and still win.
28 Sept 2026
Look before you leap (or promote)!
Black presents one stalemate trap after another
15 Sept 2026
Rescuing a draw from the jaws of defeat
Cherchez le pat!
27 Aug 2026
Cannot get much older than this
A problem from the 9th Century
17 Aug 2026
700+ years old ...
700+ years old and nary a wrinkle
2 Aug 2026
Take me, please, take me!
A sweet study for a beginner
17 Jul 2026
"You think you can outsmart me — well, I'll outoutsmart you!"
A storied gem in the chess problem pantheon
6 Jul 2026
Sacrificial Insistence
A beautiful duel between queens
28 Jun 2026
Poisoned Pawn
A gift from White, deadly to refuse, deadly to accept
26 Jun 2026
The problem that defeated Tal and Spassky
Can you find a way to promote?
19 Jun 2026
Shampoo, Rinse, Repeat
Déjà Vu All Over Again
12 Jun 2026
Repetition Compulsion
Ever feel stuck walking the same path again and again?
9 Jun 2026
Réticence
The art of not committing.
6 Jun 2026
The Phoenix
Can chess pieces be reborn?
31 May 2026
Excelsior
The little pawn that could: it travels the length of the board only to refuse glory for the greater …