Ilja Sirosh
♟️ International Master sharing 365 Days of Chess Content in 2025 — instructive daily chess puzzles for all levels. Follow to improve your game! 🧠✨
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- And here’s a small puzzle before I go: Christmas tree shaped!🎄♟️ White to move and mate in 3! Happy New Year!🎅🎉 #chess #chesspunks #Day365
- That’s a wrap for 2025!♟️✨ Big thanks to everyone who followed and supported this page — I hope you enjoyed the content!🙏❤️ Unfortunately, I've decided to step away from Bluesky... But I’ll continue sharing the chess content on X! If you’d like to stay in touch, you can follow me there.
- ♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟ Black can play 1...Bf3!(D), threatening Qg4: - 1.Kh1 Ng4! 2.gxf3 Nxh2! 3.Kxh2 Qh6+ 4.Kg2 Qg6+ with a perpetual - 1.gxf3 Qh3! 2.fxe4 Ng4 3.Bxg4 Qxh4+ 4.Kh1 Qf3+ also lead to a perpetual check A nice drawing pattern!
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from the analysis of Keymer-Wei (2025). ❓How can Black force a draw?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day364
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from the analysis of Keymer-Wei (2025). ❓How can Black force a draw?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day364
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Ribli-Kouatly (1985). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day363
- ♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟ White wins with a small combination: 1.Nf6+!(D) gxf6 2.Bd5! - double-attack on b3 and f7, winning the game
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Miles (1984). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day362
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Miles (1984). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day362
- ♟DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟ Korchnoi finished the attack with a beautiful 1.Rc6!(D), destroying Black's defenses on the light colors: - 1...Bxc6 2.Nxc6 Qd7 3.Bxd5 wins material - 1...Nf6 2.Nxf7! Qxd4 3.Ng5+ Kh8 4.Bc3 forced Black's resignation
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day361
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day361
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the hanging pawns positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day360
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ A strong move for White is 1.Qa4!(D), threatening Nxd7 (winning the d5-pawn) or Nc6 (winning the bishop pair). If Black plays 1...Nxe5, then after 2.dxe5 Ne4 3.Nxe4 dxe4 4.Rfd1, White is clearly better thanks to more active pieces and a weak e4-pawn.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the Queen's Indian positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day359
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your understanding of the Queen's Indian positions. The following position is from the analysis of Korchnoi-Huebner (1981). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day359
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black draws with the classic checks-from-the-front method: 1…Rh8! 2.b4 Ke6! 3.Rd3 Rb8!(D). White can’t push the pawn without the king, and any king move runs into frontal checks. Instead, 1…Ke6? loses to 2.Rd8! Rh7 3.b4!
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Gukesh-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day358
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Gukesh-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day358
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a simple but elegant 1.Bf7!(D), when a threat of Qg6+ followed by Qxh6# exploiting the pin is unstoppable.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Sindarov-Pragg (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day357
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Sindarov-Pragg (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day357
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins by activating the queen with 1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Qf5!(D) The h5-bishop is hanging 2...g6 is met with 3.Nxf7+ Kxh7 4.Qxe6 winning material.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Caruana-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day356
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Caruana-Anand (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day356
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a simple 1.f4!(D) After 1...Ng6 2.Rc4, Black's queen is trapped.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Lagno-Hou (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day355
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Lagno-Hou (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day355
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins material with an elegant 1.Bd5+!(D). Now 1...Rxd5 runs into the intermediate 2.Qxc4! bxc4 3.Rxd5 with an extra exchange for White.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day354
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day354
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black wins by forcing a winning pawn endgame: 1...h2! 2.Rxh2 (2.Kg2 Kc3 -+) 2...Rxh2 3.Kxh2 Kc3(D) and Black will win the f3-pawn and the game! For example: 4.Kh3 Kd3 5.Kh4!? (5.Kg4 Ke3 -+) Ke2! 6.Kg4 Ke3 with a mutual zugzwang position.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day353
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day353
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins by forcing a zugzwang with 1.Kf2!(D): - 1...Kh3 2.Rh5# - 1...gxf3 2.Kxf3 and the f4-pawn falls - 1...Rb8 2.b7 asks Black to move again - 1...g3+ 2.Kg2 Rb8 3.b7 is a decisive zugzwang and White wins
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day352
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day352
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a study-like maneuver: carefully bringing the king to d7! 1.Ka6!(D) (1.Kb6?? Be3!=) Kg4 2.Kb7! Kf3 3.Kc8! (or 3.Kc7!) Ke2 4.Kd7! (threatening c6-c7-c8) And if 4...Bd2 5.c6! Ba5 6.Nc4, the bishop runs out of squares and the pawn gets promoted.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Chukavin-Rychagov (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day351
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ The only drawing move is 1.Rd2!(D), when Black cannot improve the position: - 1...Ke5 2.Rd5+! drops the h5-pawn - 1...Rb7 2.Rd1 continues waiting strategy - 1...Rc8+ 2.Kd4 d5 3.Rb2!, strong b-pawn secures enough counter-play
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day350
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Chukavin-Rychagov (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day351
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your rook endgame skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day350
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins material thanks to a nasty fork: 1.Rxe7+!(D) Rxe7 2.Nd8+ followed by Nxb7 White has an extra pawn and the d6-pawn will fall soon.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day349
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Sirosh-Krivenko (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day349
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Given one extra tempo, White would be better after Nc3. But it’s Black to move, and 1…d5!(D) seizes the initiative for Black. White loses control of the center, and the king suddenly becomes vulnerable. A perfect timing for a central pawn break!
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your opening skills. The following position is from Demchenko-Sethuraman (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day348
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your opening skills. The following position is from Demchenko-Sethuraman (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day348
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a precise sequence of pawn breakthroughs: 1.h5! gxh5 2.g6!(D) fxg6 3.Qe7+! — the whole idea, now b7-b8 will follow! 3…Kh6 4.b7! Black has no checks, and the b-pawn will promote.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Tabatabaei-Yakubboev (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day347
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Tabatabaei-Yakubboev (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day347
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White played a strong 1.Qa6!(D), targeting the weak c6-pawn, which Black struggles to defend: - 1…c5 2.Ndb5! (targets c7) Qd8, when 3.e5! damages Black’s structure. - 1…0–0 2.Nxc6 Qe8 3.Nb4, and after 3…Nxe4 4.Re1!, White keeps strong pressure.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Madaminov-Nihal (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day346
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ The following position is from Madaminov-Nihal (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day346
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black wins material with 1...Nf3+! 2.gxf3 Rh5!(D): - 3.Qf4 e5! forks the queen and rook - 3.Qg3 e5! attacks the rook and threatens ...Rg5 winning the queen
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Adams-Gordon (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day345
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Adams-Gordon (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day345
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a cute interference: 1.Rb7!!(D) After 1...Nxb7 2.h6! g6 3.Qf6! with a checkmate soon. Note, 1.h6? fails to 1...f6!, when the g7-pawn is defended by the queen.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Theodoru-Dominguez (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day344
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Theodoru-Dominguez (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day344
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with a neat geometric idea: 1.Nxh7!(D) (threatening Nf6+) Kxh7 2.Qh4+! Kg8 3.Re7!, with Qh7# coming next. Black had to give up the queen to avoid mate, but resigned shortly after.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Firouzja-Kovchan (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day343
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your attacking skills. The following position is from Firouzja-Kovchan (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day343
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ White wins with the breakthrough: 1.g6! hxg6 2.h6!(D) With the knight dominating on f7, the pawn cannot be stopped. MVL gave up the bishop for it, but had to resign shortly after.
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Erdogmus-MVL (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day342
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your endgame skills. The following position is from Erdogmus-MVL (2025). ❓What would you play with White here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day342
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️ Black cuts off White's queen from the defense with 1...d3!(D). For example: - 2.Bxd3 Nxf3 3.Kf1 Nxh2+ 4.Kg1 Ng4 with a checkmate soon - 2.Qxd3 Nh3+! 3.Kh1 (3.Bxh3 Qxd3) Nf2+ wins a queen for Black - 2.Bg2 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 Nxf3, and White's position collapses
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Tsydypov-Grebnev (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day341
- ♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️ Test your tactical skills. The following position is from Tsydypov-Grebnev (2025). ❓What would you play with Black here?🤔 Drop your answers in the comments!👇 #chess #chesspunks #Day341
