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White To Play mate in 14 moves or less. Rating: 1900-2000
As you can see, Black has four pawns on a2, c2, e2 and g2 that are about to become queens.

White on the other hand can actually force a checkmate?

Can you see it? (a sequence of moves)

If you found it, we salute your thinking skills.

If you couldn’t find it, no worries – it isn’t exactly an easy puzzle as it happens to be mate in 14 moves or less.

The trick to finding the solution to this puzzle is realizing that you can’t stop checking the king until you reach either a checkmate or a zugzwang in your favor.

Can you find the winning move for black? This is from the game between Aleksandr Shimanov vs Magnus Carlsen, Blitz Round 20 of 2022 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship.

At first glance, the game appears to be headed for a draw, but the world champ manages to find a hidden resource, leading to his opponent's resignation.

Black to win

Can you solve this puzzle for white? This puzzle is from the game between GM Daniil Dubov vs GM Nihal Sarin, 2022 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships Round 7

With the Karpov-style rook on the fourth rank and all pieces poised for action, the checkmate is imminent.

White to mate in 5 or less