Tiens, question stupide. Avant les tournois d'échecs en général les gens se préparent. Il y a parfois leur préparation qui fuite, ce qui amène leurs adversaires à les analyser et à les attaquer sur leurs points faibles. Est-ce que ça a déjà existé un joueur qui a volontairement fait « fuiter » sa préparation, contenant des trous béants pour inciter ses adversaires à l'attaquer là où il a des bottes secrètes spécialement prévues pour les contrer ?

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My correspondence chess opponent just resigned in a dead drawn position and I am extremely disturbed by this:

https://lichess.org/VpkS1tvv#79

It's a dead draw. I offered a draw - declined - about fifteen moves ago. I was about to offer again. Because this is a draw. No-one is winning here.

Why would a person resign this position?

It's... maddening.

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Chess problem for the week of Apr 6, 2026: Composed by Paul Morphy as a child and later published in "New York Clipper" in 1856. White to move and checkmate in two moves.

FEN: kbK5/pp6/1P6/8/8/8/R7/8 w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/81.html

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Chess problem for the week of Mar 30, 2026: Composed by Samuel Loyd (1841 – 1911) and published in "New York Chess Association" in 1894. Loyd was a pioneer in many fields of chess composition and considered this to be one of his best problems. White to move and checkmate in four moves.

FEN: 1b3NrR/P1pp2pK/1p2p1RQ/5pP1/1P3pk1/1P6/2PPP2P/N7 w - f6 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/80.html
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Chess study for the week of Mar 23, 2026: Composed by F. Cassidy and published in "The Chess Monthly" in 1884. The objective is to find the best sequence of moves that gives White a decisive advantage. The winning advantage may appear many moves prior to checkmate and it is not always necessary to solve all the way to checkmate. White to move and win.

FEN: 8/8/5k2/8/p7/8/1PK5/8 w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/79.html

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Chess problem for the week of Mar 16, 2026: Composed by Oscar Blumenthal (1852 - 1917) and published in "777 Miniatures in Three" in 1908. Blumenthal coined the term and published two books on chess minitures, chess problems with seven or fewer pieces. White to move and checkmate in three moves.

FEN: k5N1/rR3K2/8/8/8/8/8/7Q w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/78.html

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Chess problem for the week of Mar 9, 2026: Composed by W. Jensen and published in "320 Danske Skakopgaver" in 1902. White to move and checkmate in two moves.

FEN: 8/8/8/6K1/5B2/5k2/5N1p/5Q1b w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/77.html

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Chess problem for the week of Mar 2, 2026: By British chess composer J.W. Abbott (1840 - 1923) and published in "121 Chess Problems" in 1887. In total, Abbott published 250 chess problems of two, three, and more moves. White to move and checkmate in two moves.

FEN: 6Q1/5R2/3b1B2/1rnrR2p/2Pk4/1p6/4P3/3N3K w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/76.html

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Chess study for the week of Feb 23, 2026: By Henri Rinck (1870 - 1952), published in "Schweizerische Schachzeitung" in 1922. Rinck was one of the most important and prolific early chess composers, publishing 1670 studies. He was buried with a copy of his ultimate study collection, "1414 fins de partie", under his arm. White to move and win.

FEN: 8/8/8/8/8/P4p2/k6K/8 w - - 0 1
SOL: https://chess.w00tness.info/26/75.html
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