Sometimes mating attacks are easy for the attacker and frustrating for the defender.

Here’s our last Henri Rinck for a while. As with the last puzzle, the coordination of the queen and knight is remarkable.

I’ve presented Henri Rinck before, and here he is again! His compositions have such geometric precision and beauty, it’s mind-boggling. While it seems the Black king, especially with the queen around should have lots ...Read More

The Italian composer, Contrarelli, made this cute mating attack ideal to show the power of the pin and the pawn!

Alphonse Delannoy, one of Morphy's opponents in Paris in 1858, composed this or perhaps played this--but not against Morphy!

Another del Rio oldie.