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Chess problem for the week of Apr 21, 2025: Composed by Pedro Damiano de Odemira and published in "Osservazioni Teorico-Pratiche sopra il Giuoco degli Scacchi" in 1763.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 1/5
FEN: 7k/2R5/8/7p/4N3/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/31.html

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Chess problem for the week of Apr 14, 2025: Anonymously composed in 1600 and collected in a Florentine manuscript.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 1/5
FEN: 3k4/3P4/3Q4/8/8/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/30.html

Chess problem for the week of Apr 7, 2025: Anonymously composed in 1600 and collected in a Florentine Manuscript.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 2/5
FEN: 8/8/1N1Q4/1k6/8/8/N7/7K w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/29.html

1/ Problem for week of Mar 31, 2025: By Paulus Guarinus, collected in a manuscript of Paolo Guarini di Forli in 1512.

a) White checkmate in 2
b) Black to move

Complexity: 1/5
FEN: 4k3/8/4K3/5R2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: problems.w00tness.info/28.html

Chess problem for the week of Mar 24, 2025: Composed anonymously circa 1525 and collected in the "Italian Manuscript".

White checkmate in 2

Hint: This problem has two key moves and solutions. There is an interesting relationship between the two solutions. Can you find it?

FEN: kr5r/8/1nK5/3N4/8/Nb6/8/R1n5 w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/27.html

Chess problem for the week of Mar 17, 2025: By Pedro Damiano and published in "Libro da Imparare Giocare a Scacchi" in 1512.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 1/5
FEN: 3r2nk/6pp/6q1/6N1/7Q/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/26.html

Problem for the week of Mar 10, 2025: By Pedro Damiano de Odemira, published in "Libro da Imparare Giocare a Scacchi" in 1512.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 2/5
FEN: kr5r/p7/8/8/4p3/8/1R3Q2/KR6 w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/25.html

Chess problem for the week of Mar 3, 2025: Anonymously composed circa 1500 and published in "Bonus Socius: Florentine Edition".

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: Q5R1/8/8/4k3/8/8/3K4/7B w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/24.html

Chess problem for week of Feb 24, 2025: Composed anonymously and published in "Bonus Socius [Florentine Edition]" circa 1500.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 5/5
FEN: 4K3/8/2N5/8/2Rbk3/4qNRQ/4rp2/2B5 w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/23.html

C’est le vacances ☃️! Le moment parfait pour feuilleter et résoudre les problèmes du numéro de janvier 2025 d’Echec et mat junior.

Il est consacré au nouveau champion du Monde d'échecs, Dommaraju Gukesh.

« L’Indien a remporté en décembre à Singapour le match pour le titre mondial face au Chinois Ding Liren. À 18 ans, il devient ainsi le plus jeune champion du monde de l’histoire, et le 2ème Indien à décrocher le titre suprême après Anand. »

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Problem for the week of Feb 17, 2025: By Luis Ramirez de Lucena, published in "Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez" in 1497.

White checkmate in 2

Complexity: 3/5
FEN: k3r3/8/1KP5/N7/R7/8/3p4/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: chess.w00tness.info/problems/22.html