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Humorous chess puzzle
A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for
Joke_chess_problem
humor In-joke In Soviet Russia Jewish humor Joke chess problem Knock-knock joke Lawyer joke Lightbulb joke Little rabbit jokes Mathematical joke Military
Index_of_joke_types
Chess composition whose solution is a mate or other clear objective
A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with
Chess_problem
Chess rule
Chess-Player's Manual. The broad language of Law XIII appears to allow promotion to any piece of either color. This led to the whimsical joke chess problem
Promotion_(chess)
Chess move
Siegfried Hornecker Some joke chess problems involve castling with a promoted rook of the opponent's color. In orthodox chess, this would be illegal since
Castling
Chess problem
Loyd's most famous chess problems, originally published in London Era in 1861. In 1867, it participated together with five other problems as a set in an international
Excelsior_(chess_problem)
unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; named opening lines, see List of chess openings;
Glossary_of_chess
Type of chess problem, often humorous
In chess, a grotesque is a problem or endgame study which features a particularly unlikely or impossible initial position, especially one in which White
Grotesque_(chess)
Overview of and topical guide to chess
mate. Chess puzzle – Joke chess problem – Combinatorial game theory Solving chess – Retrograde analysis – Chess aesthetics Chess in the arts Chess game
Outline_of_chess
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
researchers began to investigate problem solving separately in different natural knowledge domains—such as physics, writing, or chess playing—rather than attempt
Problem_solving
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Solving chess consists of finding an optimal strategy for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force
Solving_chess
Soviet and Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–1992)
(9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely
Mikhail_Tal
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining
Queen_(chess)
American chess player, composer, puzzle author and mathematician (1841-1911)
composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US, and he was
Sam_Loyd
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
Chess piece
The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the
Bishop_(chess)
Problems which attempt to find the most efficient way to pack objects into containers
Packing problems are a class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to
Packing_problems
Earliest known work devoted entirely to modern chess
1–15a are a discussion of twelve chess openings, f. 16 is blank, and ff. 17–31b are a selection of thirty chess problems, one on each page with a diagram
Göttingen_manuscript
US periodical
The monthly Chess Life and bi-monthly Chess Life Kids (formerly School Mates and Chess Life for Kids) are the official magazines published by the United
Chess_Life
Composed chess endgame position
In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up rather
Endgame_study
1984 joke by Ronald Reagan
public Problems playing this file? See media help. "We begin bombing in five minutes" is the last sentence of a controversial, off-the-record joke made
We begin bombing in five minutes
We_begin_bombing_in_five_minutes
Problem or enigma that tests a person's ingenuity
three cups problem, and three utilities problem Sangaku (Japanese temple tablets with geometry puzzles) A chess problem is a puzzle that uses chess pieces
Puzzle
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Advantage of White over Black in chess
In chess, there is a consensus among players and theorists that the player who makes the first move (White) has an inherent advantage, albeit not one
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Puzzle game involving sliding pieces
games Mazes Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible
Sliding_puzzle
Wikipedia page. Dexterity puzzle Ball-in-a-maze puzzle Brain teaser Chess puzzle Chess problem Computer puzzle game Cross Sums Crossword puzzle Cryptic crossword
List_of_puzzle_topics
Open-source online chess platform
internet chess server that is free and open-source, run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of the site can play online chess anonymously
Lichess
Chess opening
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move
Sicilian_Defence
List of codes used to classify chess openings
used to classify chess openings in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The five-volume encyclopaedia was first published by Chess Informant between
List_of_ECO_codes
System of points scoring in the game of chess
In chess, by far the most common scoring system is 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw, and 0 for a loss. A number of different notations are used to denote
Chess_scoring
Mathematical puzzle game
The Tower of Hanoi (also called the problem of Benares Temple, Tower of Brahma or Lucas's Tower, and sometimes pluralized as Towers, or simply the pyramid
Tower_of_Hanoi
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Romantic chess is a style of chess popular in the 18th century until its decline in the 1880s. This style of chess emphasizes quick, tactical maneuvers
Romantic_chess
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976)
friend without looking at the board. After the game, the friend joked: "You are good at chess, but I'm a good cook." Judit replied: "Do you cook without looking
Judit_Polgár
Chess opening
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases
English_Opening
Chess opening
a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4. The Caro-Kann Defense reflects general chess principles
Caro–Kann_Defence
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Chess Hiarcs Chess Explorer Lucas Chess PyChess Shane's Chess Information Database Shredder Winboard XBoard Apple Chess Battle Chess Battle vs. Chess
List_of_chess_software
A chess database is a database of chess games. Chess Assistant Chess Informant Expert Chess opening book (computers) Chess.com chess24 ChessBase Lichess
Chess_database
Video game genre
video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving
Puzzle_video_game
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
immortal is a chess game played by Garry Kasparov as White against Veselin Topalov as Black at the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999 chess tournament
Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess opening
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the
Dutch_Defence
Chess opening
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
The Réti Opening is a chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn from the
Réti_Opening
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played
Correspondence_chess
Puzzle deriving from the mathematical field of deduction
Wonderland. In his book, The Game of Logic, he introduced a game to solve problems such as confirming the conclusion "Some greyhounds are not fat" from the
Logic_puzzle
Unofficial World Computer Chess Championship
Top Chess Engine Championship, formerly known as Thoresen Chess Engines Competition (TCEC or nTCEC), is a computer chess tournament that has been run since
Top_Chess_Engine_Championship
Final phase in the game of chess
The endgame (or ending) is the final stage of a chess game which occurs after the middlegame. It begins when few pieces are left on the board. The line
Chess_endgame
Puzzle game
games Mazes Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible
Maze
Type of tiling puzzle
games Mazes Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible
Jigsaw_puzzle
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require
Riddle
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Benko_Gambit
Beauty in chess
Chess aesthetics or beauty in chess is the aesthetic appreciation of chess games and problems, by both players and composers. This is evident, for example
Chess_aesthetics
The London 1883 chess tournament was a strong chess tournament among most of the leading players of the day. It was won convincingly by Johannes Zukertort
London_1883_chess_tournament
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess opening
Counter Game) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess engine
Junior is a computer chess program written by the Israeli programmers Amir Ban and Shai Bushinsky. Grandmaster Boris Alterman assisted, in particular
Junior_(chess_program)
Chess opening
Attack, also called the Fegatello Attack (named after an Italian dish), is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a
Fried_Liver_Attack
Computer chess competition
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The
World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title has been awarded since 1950 to players who have met the standards required by
List_of_chess_grandmasters
1982 video game
1K ZX Chess is a 1982 chess program for the unexpanded Sinclair ZX81. 1K ZX Chess's code takes up only 672 bytes in memory, but implements chess rules
1K_ZX_Chess
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
The Oxford Companion to Chess, of the Oxford Companions series, is a reference book in encyclopaedia format on the game of chess, written by David Vincent
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
UCI chess engine
Houdini is a UCI chess engine developed by Belgian programmer Robert Houdart. It is a derivative of open-source engines IPPOLIT/RobboLito, Stockfish,
Houdini_(chess)
Puzzles, board games, or video games based on language
games Mazes Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible
Word_game
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
Baltic Defense (also known as the Grau Defense, or the Sahovic Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5!? The Baltic is an
Baltic_Defense
Chess opening
Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 White develops
Ruy_Lopez
Simple mechanical puzzles using topology
puzzles; et al. Although the initial object is disentanglement, the reverse problem of reassembling the puzzle can be as hard as—or even harder than—disentanglement
Disentanglement_puzzle
Chess opening
The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn. The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening: 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 or the
Tennison_Gambit
published in 1473. The pieces illustrating chess problems in Luca Pacioli's manuscript On the Game of Chess (Latin: De ludo scacchorum, c. 1500) are described
Chess_in_the_arts
Chess opening
The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defense) is a hypermodern chess opening which usually starts with the opening moves: 1. e4 g6 Black allows
Modern_Defense
Chess opening
The London System is an opening system in chess characterized by the moves (with any first move by Black): 1. d4 2. Bf4 In addition to these moves, in
London_System
Chess opening
The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 and the usual continuation is: 3. dxe5 d4 The opening is a gambit
Albin_Countergambit
focuses primarily on some aspect of chess. Canadian chess periodicals Chess library Chess columns in newspapers List of chess books The place, dates and frequency
List_of_chess_periodicals
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Poole vs. HAL 9000 is a chess game depicted in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Astronaut Frank Poole (White) plays the supercomputer
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
Productive prefix in English derived from Greek
emotion), "meta-discussion" (discussion about discussion), "meta-joke" (joke about jokes), and "metaprogramming" (writing programs about writing programs)
Meta_(prefix)
Chess opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 White strikes in the centre early with 3
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today
Queen's_Gambit
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
A chess set consists of a chessboard and (nominally) 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king
Chess_set
Chess opening
German and the Noords Gambiet in Dutch (both meaning Nordic Gambit), is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 White will
Danish_Gambit
impossible problem of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle, using only a compass and straightedge. Three cups problem – Turn three
List_of_impossible_puzzles
Items used to play a game of chess
includes: chess pieces, chessboard, chess clock, score sheets, pen to record the moves and table. A chess player playing a game of online chess, correspondence
Chess_equipment
Logic puzzle
was the nth. This problem is also known as the Cheating Husbands Problem, the Unfaithful Wives Problem, the Muddy Children Problem. It is logically identical
Induction_puzzles
Puzzles involving the assembly of flat shapes
Tiling puzzles are puzzles involving two-dimensional packing problems in which a number of flat shapes have to be assembled into a larger given shape without
Tiling_puzzle
Japanese puzzle publisher and magazine
logical, and often numerical. Nikoli's Sudoku, the most popular logic problem in Japan, was popularized in the English-speaking world in 2005, though
Nikoli_(publisher)
Chess opening
The Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 It is a common response to the King's Gambit. In this countergambit
Falkbeer_Countergambit
Tiling puzzle where pieces can be assembled in different ways
"Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American. The haberdasher's problem shown in the figure below shows how to divide up a square and rearrange
Dissection_puzzle
Chess opening
reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls-Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Disentanglement puzzle
puzzle can be solved. The minimum number of moves to solve an n-ringed problem has been found to be a ( n ) = { 2 n + 1 − 2 3 when n is even, 2 n +
Baguenaudier
Chess opening
The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of 4.cxd5, which may
Grünfeld_Defence
the progress of significant human–computer chess matches. Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s. Their most famous
Human–computer_chess_matches
Chess opening
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. The original
Benoni_Defense
Chess opening
In chess, the Smith–Morra Gambit (or simply Morra Gambit) is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. d4
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Puzzle requiring thought to solve
enthusiasts was the Greek mathematician Archimedes. He devised mathematical problems for his contemporaries to solve. Q: If three hens lay three eggs in three
Brain_teaser
Chess patterns
In chess literature, certain recognizable or studied arrangements of pieces that deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific
Checkmate_pattern
Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
Wilhelm_Steinitz
American magazine
were merged to become Chess Life & Review. Problem from Jan. 1933 cover The cover of the first issue featured a chess problem composed by Otto Wurzburg
Chess_Review
Chess opening
The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit (or BDG) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 White intends to follow up with f3, usually
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joy.
Boy/Male
British, English
Famous; Special
Surname or Lastname
Spanish, Portuguese, French (José)
Spanish, Portuguese, French (José) : from the personal name José, equivalent to Joseph.English : variant of Joyce.
Male
English
 Middle English variant form of English Jack "God is gracious." Short form of English Jacob, JAKE means "supplanter."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Joy, JOYE means "joy."
Girl/Female
Slavic
At peace.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval form of the personal name John.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Old English geoc ‘holder of a yoke (a measure of land)’.
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hebrew Moshe, MOKE means "drawn out."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Job.English : nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character).English : from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chest
Male
English
Short form of English Joseph, JOE means "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of English Oscar, OKE means "god-spear."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chest
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Camp of the Soldiers
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cook.Americanized spelling of German Koke or Koch.
Boy/Male
British, English
Makes Chests
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Slavic
At Peace
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
Girl/Female
Tamil
Saruprani | ஸரà¯à®ªà¯à®°à®¾à®¨à¯€
Beautiful woman, Her own Roop, Truth
Girl/Female
Hindi
Flower.
Male
Greek
(Φῆστος) Greek form of Latin Festus, PHESTOS means "festival." In the bible, this is the name of the successor of Felix, the procurator of Judea who refused to bow to the pressure of the Jews who wanted him to condemn St. Paul to death for preaching.Â
Boy/Male
Hungarian
Fire.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Conduct; Leading; Guidance
Boy/Male
Native American
Joined together by water.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend, Companion, Beloved, Loving
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Manifest
Biblical
cylinder; circuit; district; wheel
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Child's Plaything
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
JOKE CHESS-PROBLEM
n.
A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Joke
n.
A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
imp. & p. p.
of Joke
v. t.
To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
v. i.
To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
v. t.
To convert into coke.
v. i.
To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
v. t.
To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
n.
The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
n.
Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.
n.
The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
v. t.
To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
n.
One who makes jokes or jests.
v. t. & i.
To poke; to thrust.
n.
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
v. i.
To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
a.
Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.