Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • China demands schoolteachers hand in their passports
    • Trump would raise US debt by twice as much as Harris, report finds
    • Starmer wields the knife after shaky first 100 days
    • Ireland slams Israel’s ‘outrageous’ demands to its peacekeepers
    • EY to hold back some pay from US partners after tough year
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • Starmer wields the knife after shaky first 100 days
    • Reeves to spare PE bosses top UK tax rate in compromise on ‘loophole’
    • Southern Water seeks to borrow nearly £4bn from investors
    • UK businesses put hiring on hold as Budget looms
    • Make sure you are buying the dip not the freefall
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • How Jane Street rode the ETF wave to ‘obscene’ riches
    • EY to hold back some pay from US partners after tough year
    • Why private credit’s gung-ho growth needs proper monitoring
    • BBC and other public UK broadcasters strike Amazon streaming service deal
    • Richemont to sell struggling Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa
  • Tech
    Sections
    • Tech Home
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
    Most Read
    • The perils of America’s chips strategy
    • Why tech unicorns struggle to avoid the glue factory
    • OpenAI is right to abandon non-profit status
    • US funding drives investment for European military tech start-ups
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • Trump would raise US debt by twice as much as Harris, report finds
    • How Jane Street rode the ETF wave to ‘obscene’ riches
    • Spain to propose mini-coalitions to break EU capital markets stalemate
    • Why private credit’s gung-ho growth needs proper monitoring
    • Southern Water seeks to borrow nearly £4bn from investors
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Why private credit’s gung-ho growth needs proper monitoring
    • How I learnt to stop worrying and (mostly) love the e-bike
    • The perils of America’s chips strategy
    • Leaving stuff on the stairs to take up later is not OK
    • Make sure you are buying the dip not the freefall
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • How I learnt to stop worrying and (mostly) love the e-bike
    • Make sure you are buying the dip not the freefall
    • The case for office pettiness
    • The unusual perks of London’s oldest members’ club
    • Why tech unicorns struggle to avoid the glue factory
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • How I learnt to stop worrying and (mostly) love the e-bike
    • Leaving stuff on the stairs to take up later is not OK
    • In a world of SUVs, the compact jeep is king
    • The unusual perks of London’s oldest members’ club
    • Regeneron head says weight-loss drugs could cause ‘more harm than good’
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Chess

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Chess solutions
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Carlsen and the elite in London for Global Chess League

    Puzzle: find White’s route to checkmate

  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    India win Olympiad gold as new generation dominates in Budapest

    Puzzle: find the win that the world No 3 missed

    Two chess players study the board for their next move
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    James Crabtree
    Putin’s gambit infuses the chess world with cold war intrigue

    Moscow aims to checkmate Ukraine and the west by overturning a ban on Russia’s federation membership

    Fischer and Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    India well placed for first Olympiad gold as US falters

    Puzzle: find White’s endgame win

    Two chess grandmasters shake hands over the board before their match begins
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    Carlsen, awesome in speed final, goes for Olympiad gold

    Puzzle: find the hidden winning move

    A giant screen projects the faces of two chess players and the chess board on which they will soon play
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Firouzja wins in St Louis as world champion Ding fails again

    Puzzle: a winning endgame, but how?

    A chess player leans his head on his hand as he studies the board
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Carlsen to defend world crowns in Wall Street

    Puzzle: how did Blackburne win?

    A chess players runs his hand through his hair as he contemplates his next move
  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
    Sinquefield Cup starts with elite field, but Carlsen missing again

    Puzzle: could you have beaten world champion Smyslov?

    A young man in a white shirt leans, chin resting on hand, at a chess board where there is a small Chinese flag
  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
    Chess: Niemann plays England No 1 in London this week as he targets Carlsen rematch

    Puzzle: find the winning move when two world champions met

    A young man with curly hair, sits in front of a chessboard, chin resting on one hand. Behind him are rows of spectators
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Chess: Gawain Jones wins British title in Hull as chess survives riots in the streets

    Puzzle: can you do better than the US grandmaster?

  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Chess: Magnus Carlsen and the Global League will come to London 

    Puzzle: how did the international master beat the prodigy?

  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    British Championship matches grandmasters and nine-year-old talents

    Puzzle: simple but tricky

    A young boy stares intently at the chess pieces on a board
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    England and US win gold at world senior teams in echo of Soviet era

    Puzzle: can you win like Magnus Carlsen?

    Five men in white T-shirts stand side by side. Each wears a medal
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Bodhana, nine, takes on 20 in Trafalgar Square after England call-up

    Puzzle: can you win in three moves?

    A young girl with long dark hair, wearing a T-shirt that says ‘ChessFest’, stands at a table where there is a chessboard. On the other side of the table sits a young child
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Chess: Shreyas Royal, 15, on brink of grandmaster title

    Puzzle: just a single line of play, but you’ll do well to find it in 15 minutes

    A teenage boy in dark shirt and glasses sits in front of a chessboard, his hands clasped in front of him, as his opponent, a dark-haired girl in white shirt, picks up a chess piece
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Experience beats youth in English Championships

    Puzzle: can you crack this tricky pawn endgame?

    A chess player sat at a board, thinking on his next move
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Chess: England’s old hands stay dominant as national contests near

    Puzzle: can you win this endgame for White? 

    A chess player moves one of his pieces on the board
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    Carlsen wins again in Norway for 59th major career title

    Puzzle: find the win for Black

    A chess player takes congratulations after winning a tournament
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    World champion Ding Liren loses four in a row in Norway

    Puzzle: find White’s subtle win

    Two men sit at a chess board, one looking off into the distance while the other studies the board
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Your chance to enter the Winton British Solving Championship

    In this week’s puzzle — can you crack the challenge of checkmate in two moves?

  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    Carlsen scores in Casablanca as new chess variant makes debut 

    Puzzle: find White’s way to win

    Two chess players in white and blue shirts debate over a chess board
  • Thursday, 16 May, 2024
    England over-50s and over-65s take triple European senior gold

    Puzzle: find White’s hidden win

    Five chess players stand in a line to receive their gold medals
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Magnus Carlsen in action on two fronts simultaneously

    Puzzle: White missed the winner. Can you do better?

    Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen contemplates his next move
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    World chess enters Indian era as Gukesh, 17, takes on Ding 

    Puzzle: find White’s spectacular win

    A chess grandmaster waits for his opponent to make a move
Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT Live EventsFT ForumsBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2024. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Edition:UK
International
Subscribe for full access

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • UK
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Schools
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In