The July 2026 issue of CHESS magazine includes three challenges taken from the special puzzle contest created by Dr Tim Paulden for the 50th Anniversary East Devon Congress:
(i) White has fifteen or more legal moves, all of which are mate in one. Target: 8 units.
(ii) White still has all sixteen original White units, and each White unit has exactly one legal move (thus, White has sixteen legal moves overall). Target: 17 units.
(iii) White is in check and has exactly six legal moves – none of these moves is a capture, and all of them are mate in one. Target: 8 units.
There are many possible solutions for each one – to see the sample solutions to these puzzles, scroll down to the “Solutions” section at the bottom of the page, or to view the rest of the puzzle set, refer to the “Full puzzle set” section below.
Full puzzle set (15 challenges)
The full puzzle set (comprising 15 challenges) and supporting document can be accessed via the two links below:
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A PDF giving the solutions obtained by Congress solvers along with the sample solutions can accessed via the link below:
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View solutions
Click on the links below to see the solution page for each puzzle. To avoid accidental spoilers, when you reach the page you will need to click one further time to view the PDF.
Solution page for Puzzle (ii)
Solution page for Puzzle (iii)
Please email timpaulden@gmail.com if you have any queries regarding the puzzle contest.
2026 East Devon Chess Congress 