Here we are with another Greco early composition. They are amusing because was the stone age of composing, and the big lesson they were teaching is no matter whether you’re threatened with mate next move or you’re down...Read More

Yet another really early problem composer. They weren’t into artistry as today’s are. They were more into sequencing of moves, which often included sacrifices. Many, many of them had “White king on the brink of ...Read More

Another DelRio Special.

A game won by Roselli. Black could have resigned after move 4. We’re not sure, but our chess engine pointed out how long Black could have put off the inevitable mate.

Some of you may recognize a variation of the Boden pattern emerging, but it requires some setting up and some thought.

This is a great teaching position for novices. You have the fatal threat of mate by Black, and White must do something. What?