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What famous phrase is represented by this rebus?
(K + I + N + G) = (D + U + K + E) = (S + I + R) = (M + I + S + T + E + R) = ...
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Five words that contain PH as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
-PH--, PH----, -PH---, --PH--, ---PH--
Pool: A, A, C, D, G, I, I, I, I, L, L, L, M, N, O, R, S, U, U, Y
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Yes! Another piece is missing! One less piece .on the board, but instead of a mate in three or four as the previous days, this one’s a mate in five. Why are these pieces disappearing? Who’s playing this game? Answer next time.
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Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a musical performed on a hill.
2) This is when a fish goes into a building.
3) This is a bird that is tardy.
4) This is used to prevent a skirt from getting shorter.
Dugwink
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each "?" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
dug ? side ? ? over ? ? hold ? ? owner ? ? arm ? ? ? wink
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You’ll notice that today’s puzzle is different from the previous one in that a piece is missing. There’s still a mate though. The other part to this puzzle is that this series of puzzles is based on a story about a famous person. Thus, aside from the answer, we will give a shout out on this page to the reader who knows who the famous ...
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Another fun mate in three with the piece that moves to mate comes as a surprise.
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A little magic by one of the greatest: Sam Loyd. A mate in three.
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Pop quiz for beginners: do you know what to do right this instant without thinking, but knowing? Because these types of positions occur during the end of a game, you usually don’t have much time on the clock left; thus, you really have to know instantly what to do. Do you? If not, learn it!
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White will win if he can safely queen his h-pawn, but Black threatens to play his pawn to e4 to stop it. What to do?
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Let’s see if you remember the mating attack patterns we’ve done in the past.
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A standard finish to a well-known mating attack.
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Miniature puzzles in chess truly show some great ideas in simple positions. The logic of the solution is staring right at you.
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White’s in a tough spot. What is the best move for the defense?
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This is from an old Koltanowski game. There are several ways to win. Pick one you would be proud of!
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