Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Lichess adds “the Kill box mate”
Posted on January 17, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
Lichess has added a new puzzle theme that they call “the Kill box mate”. It is described as “A rook is next to the enemy king and supported by a queen that also blocks the king’s escape squares. The rook and the queen catch the enemy king in a 3 by 3 “kill box”.” The first puzzle I got was the following, where White mates with Re8# – or in this case, also Qe8#.
It’s a very useful checkmate pattern, and a good addition to their library of themes. You can practice for yourself as many times as you like on Lichess.
