Leonard Barden

Puzzle: spot the grandmaster’s winning tactic

Puzzle: can you beat the Russian grandmaster?

Plus: US Championship under way with new generation set to challenge old guard

Puzzle: find world No 2 Hikaru Nakamura’s way to win

Puzzle: find Black’s hidden route to win

Puzzle: can you win for Black?

Puzzle: find White’s only winning move in this tricky endgame

Puzzle: White to move and win

Puzzle: can you spot White’s winning move?

puzzle: White failed to win. Can you do better?

Puzzle: can you win the endgame for White?

Puzzle: find White’s route to checkmate

Puzzle: find the win that the world No 3 missed

Puzzle: find White’s endgame win

Puzzle: how did the international master beat the prodigy?

Puzzle: can you win this endgame for White? 

Puzzle: find White’s subtle win

Puzzle: White missed the winner. Can you do better?

Puzzle: find White’s spectacular win

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became, at 17, the youngest ever Candidates winner and world championship challenger on Sunday night after a marathon six-hour final round in Toronto. Gukesh will now meet the holder, China’s Ding Liren, in a 14-game series for the world crown later this year. The world No1, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, abdicated his title in 2023 after a 10-year reign. The Chennai teenager started the 14th and final round half a point ahead of his three rivals, and had the better of a draw…