White mates in four moves, by Fritz Giegold (Berliner Morgenblatt 1968). Black in the diagram is down to the pawn push h7-h6 and the answer is just a single line of play. Can you crack it?

VIDEO: Check and mate! There are endless possible ways to win a game of chess. But the "Fool's Mate," the fastest way to win a game of chess, is often an easy way to win against newcomers to the game.

Susan Polgar Now chess problems where you're asked to just mate in 3 moves aren't typically all that hard, so my curiosity was piqued by the fact that Polgar said not to use a computer.

White mates in two moves, against any defence (by Antony Guest,1897). After the recent tricky three-movers, this two-mover, where Black’s king is trapped and he can only move his bishop, may be ...