https://www.arcamax.com//entertainment/games/chess/rss en-us Copyright 2026 ArcaMax Publishing 1...Nf6 2.Bxf6 Qxf6 3.Qxg8+ Kd7 4.Ne5+ Nxe5 5.Qxa8 Nf3+ 6.gxf3 Qxa1+ 7.Ke2 Qb2+ with a draw by perpetual check. The two players shared the brilliancy prize.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4284319 Aug/26/2026 1...Rxg2+ 2.Rxg2 Qxf3 3.Rf2 The variations are worth playing over-- 3.Ne2 Bh3 4.Rf2 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 Qh4 6.Rh2 Ng4 7.Ng1 Nxh2 8.Qxh2 Re3 9.Rd2 Qh5 10.Rf2 Qxd5+ 11.Rg2 Bxg2+ 12.Qxg2 Qh5+ 13.Qh2 Qg4 14.Qg2 and the engine gives a mate in 46 ...

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4282859 Aug/24/2026 1.Nh5+ Kh6 2.Rxc8 The game ended in a picturesque manner 2.Nxf6 Bxe6 3.Qh4+ Kg7 4.Rg8+ 2...Qxc8 3.Qf4+ g5 4.Qxf6+ Kxh5 5.Qf3+ g4 6.Qf5#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4280925 Aug/21/2026 1.Bd5 exd5 1...Qxd5 2.Nxd5 Rc8 3.Qxg4 2.Qxc6+ Kd8 3.Qxa8+ Kd7 4.Qb7+ Ke6 5.Qc6+ Bd6 6.Bf4 6.Ra6 works quite well, too. Anyhow, Black Resigned.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4279189 Aug/19/2026 1...Kg1 2.Ke7 Qf1 3.Kd6 Ne1 4.Kc5 Rd2 5.Kb4 Bd1 6.Ka3 c2 7.Kb2 c3+ 8.Kc1 Stalemate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4277197 Aug/17/2026 1.Rxb6 axb6 2.Qxc6 2.Qa8+ Nb8 3.Qxb8+ Kxb8 4.Ra8# 2...Rxc6 3.Bxc6 Qc7 4.Ra8+ Qb8 5.Rxb8#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4275860 Aug/14/2026 19.Rxc5!! Bxc5 20.Nf6+!! Kh8 20...gxf6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Bxh6 Rg8 23.Qh4 Rg6 24.Bf4+ 21.Qh5 e5 22.Bxh6 Bg4 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qh6 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4274153 Aug/12/2026 1.Re2 g5 2.Bf7+ Kh6 3.Qf6 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4272530 Aug/10/2026 1.exd7+ Kf8 2.Qe8+ Qxe8 3.dxe8=Q#

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4269333 Aug/07/2026 20.Qh6+ Kf7 21.Qh7+ Ke6 22.Qh3+ Kf7 23.Rf1+ Ke8 24.Qe6 Rg7 25.Bg5 Qd7 26.Bxg6+ Rxg6 27.Qxg6+ Kd8 28.Rf8+ Qe8 29.Qxe8 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4268995 Aug/05/2026 1...Nf3+ 2.gxf3 Qd4+ 3.Kg2 Qf2+ 4.Kh3 Qxf3+ 5.Kh4 Ne3 6.Qg1 Nf5+ 7.Kg5 Qh5 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4267314 Aug/03/2026 8...Rc1 9.Qxc1 Bf3+ 10.Kf1 Bxe2+ 11.Kxe2 Qxe5+ 12.Qe3 Qxb8 13.Qxe6 would have at least drawn. Although a pawn up, the win would have been difficult.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4265608 Jul/31/2026 15…Qxh3+ 16.Kxh3 Ne3+ 17.Be6 Bxe6+ 18.Kh4 Nf3+ 19.Kh5 Bg4 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4264139 Jul/30/2026 1...Rh1+ 2.Nxh1 Bh2+ 3.Kxh2 Rh8+ 4.Kg3 Nf5+ 5.Kg4 Rh4 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4261925 Jul/27/2026 1.Qh6 Bf4+ 2.Qxf4 Bd3 3.Qh6 Qxb2+ 4.Kd2 The queen switchback is nice to see in practical play.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4259139 Jul/23/2026 1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Nd8+ Kh8 3.Rf8+ Nxf8 4.Nf7+ Kg8 longer but dreary is 4...Qxf7 5.Qxf7 Ng6 6.Qxc7 5.Nh6+ Kh8 6.Qg8 mate

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4257006 Jul/20/2026 1...Rf1+ 2.Rxf1 Qh2+ 3.Kxh2 gxf1=N+ 4.Kg2 Nxd2 and now the game is an easy win-- 5.Kg3 Ne4+ 6.Kf4 Nc3 7.Kg5 Nxa4 8.Kh6 Nc5 9.Kxh7 a4

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4255123 Jul/17/2026 22.Qh5+ Nxh5 23.fxe6+ Kg6 24.Bc2+ Kg5 25.Rf5+ Kg6 26.Rf6+ Kg5 27.Rg6+ Kh4 28.Re4+ Nf4 29.Rxf4+ ...

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4253353 Jul/15/2026 1.Rf6+ Nxf6 2.Rxf6 mate.

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4248585 Jul/09/2026 1.Kxh5 Ne7 2.Bxb1 b3 3.Bd3 b4 4.Bb1 b2 5.Bd3 b3 6.Bb1 b5 7.Bd3 b6 8.Bb1 b4 9.Bd3 b1Q 10.Bxb1 b2 11.Bd3 d4 12.Bb1 b3 13.Be4 b1Q 14.Bxb1 d5 15.Bd3 b2 16.Bb1 b5 17.Bd3 b4 18.Bb1 b3 19.Bd3 b1Q 20.Bxb1 d3 21.Bxd3 d4 22.Bb1 b2 23....

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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4247623 Jul/08/2026 https://www.arcamax.com/chess