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Magical Scroll Case

Jun/14/2026

After some relaxing, the Seekers of Knowledge received a gift from an anonymous person. The gift was a magical scroll case that had 12 gemstones on it. The Seekers were a bit shocked at the elegance of the scroll case as they knew it was very ...

Allen's Quandary

Jun/13/2026

Allen was in the process of sprucing up his large backyard by planting trees, when he came to a tough decision. He had already planted the following types of trees: Khejri, Himalayan Pine, Maple, Llala Palm, and Agave Cactus, when he noticed that ...

White to Play

Jun/12/2026

Did you promote to a queen first when trying to solve it? Did you then realize it was stalemate? Only the clergyman fits the requirement for a mate in 6. 1.e8=B Kc8 2.Kb6 Kb8 3.Bd7 Ka8 4.Nc5 Kb8 5.Na6+ Ka8 6.Bc6 mate.

Freezing Point

Jun/12/2026

The freezing point of pure water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). However, by simply adding a common household ingredient, you then can easily cool the water 20 degrees past the freezing point, and still keep it in liquid form. How ...

"Force"

Jun/11/2026

A man wanted to encrypt his password but he needed to do it in a way so that he could remember it. His password is 7 characters long. The password consists of letters and numbers only (no symbols like ! or <). In order to remember it he wrote ...

White to Play

Jun/10/2026

Oddly enough it’s an old recipe. From Borisenko-Mazzucchelli, 1927 1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 2.Qc4+ Re6 3.Rd8 g5 4.Rxb8 Qd1+ 5.Kh2 g4 6.Nd4 Black Resigns. White wins too much material.

Around and Back in 12

Jun/10/2026

Start with a 6-letter word. Replace one letter to find the next word. No word is repeated in the trip until we are back to where we started. Clues are given along the way. 1. block and tackle 2. 3. recycled glass 4. 5. decorative moulding 6. 7. ...

White to Play

Jun/09/2026

The answer to the pawn on a3 is that if it weren’t there, the problem would have two solutions, which you can’t have in compositions. 1.Qg1 Kf6 2.Qd4 mate The idea of moving a powerful piece backwards to create a zugzwang (compulsion ...

Crafty Words

Jun/09/2026

Take the list of words below and arrange them into 3 sentences that all have something in common. Each word is only used once each time they appear in the list. ('A' can be used 4 times as it's in the list 4 times.) Punctuation is not an issue in ...

Weather-ectomy

Jun/08/2026

Six words have had their weather terms removed. The weather terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each weather term with the proper ...

Mixing Math and Poetry

Jun/07/2026

What kind of poem am I? (12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0

Danger?

Jun/06/2026

Parker was hiding under a table. He was frightened, and knew that his brothers were probably already dead. He heard a couple of blasts, then Parker knew he was okay. What happened?

White to Play

Jun/05/2026

Not 1.Nxh6 gxh6 2.Kf6 Kg8 3.g7 Kh7 4.g8Q+ Kxg8 5.Kg6 Kh8 6.Kxh6 and the Black king can’t be forced out of shuttling between h8 and g8, but 1.Nd6 Kg8 2.Ne8 Kh8 3.Nf6 gxf6 4.Kf7 f5 5.g7+ Kh7 6.g8Q mate

Stone-Washed Genes

Jun/05/2026

Both of my parents have brown eyes, as do I. My brother and my wife have blue eyes. Using the simple brown-blue model (two genes; a brown gene dominates blue gene), what are the chances of my first child having blue eyes?

Shooting Star

Jun/04/2026

Henry and Gretchen plan on sitting outside to look for shooting stars. They know from experience that if they watch for an hour, they will have a 90% chance of seeing a shooting star. It is a chilly night, though, so Gretchen says, "Let's only ...

White to Play

Jun/03/2026

This was from Tijdschrift in 1907 1.Rf1 exf1Q 1...d2 2.Qe3#; 1...Nf4 2.Qxf4#; 1...e1Q 2.Rxe1# 2.Qb2 mate

Train Problem

Jun/03/2026

Elliot the detective heard the news of a double murder that occured on a train. The driver and the conductor were on the opposite sides of the train, but both were shot at the same time, reported a policeman who was at the center of the train at ...

To Grandma's House

Jun/02/2026

You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made. Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make ...

White to Play

Jun/01/2026

I’m a little curious. Did you recognize the solution right away or did it take a while because of the suggestion above. Would love to hear from you. BTW, it’s a mate in one, so I won’t be giving the answer!

More Oxymorons

Jun/01/2026

The five phrases below can be reworded into oxymorons. Can you figure out what they are? Example: Initial facsimile = original copy 1) discovered lost 2) bigger part 3) sugary sour 4) sad humor 5) solitary in company

Games - ArcaMax Publishing

Magical Scroll Case

Allen's Quandary

White to Play

Freezing Point

"Force"

White to Play

Around and Back in 12

White to Play

Crafty Words

Weather-ectomy

Mixing Math and Poetry

Danger?

White to Play

Stone-Washed Genes

Shooting Star

White to Play

Train Problem

To Grandma's House

White to Play

More Oxymorons

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