Puzzles
Whiskey portion of a boilermaker / TUE 4-14-26 / Cincinnati trio? / “Just so you know,” online / Chatted via Teams, say / Tail-less cat breed / Locale of a lab rat / Defense grp. since 1949 / Automaker with a six-star logo / Done with boozing / Lederhosen typically end above one / Board game set in a mansion / Count in the cereal aisle
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: AEIOU (62A: Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across) — theme answer...
Braingle » ‘Long Term Memory’ Mentalrobics Article
Long-term memory differs from Short-Term Memory in several ways. From a practical point of view, it is mostly permanent and has an alm...
2026 FIDE Candidates Round 12: Sindarov On Brink As Giri Misses Win; Zhu Catches Vaishali
GM Javokhir Sindarov is guaranteed at least a playoff to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after a 35-minute draw vs. GM Hikaru N...
Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
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lateral thinking – A strange chess variant
Alice and Bob are playing some weird variant of chess. They somehow arrived at the following position:
Alice, with the white pieces, p...
Angle In Arch Puzzle – Mind Your Decisions
Here’s a fun problem that is making the rounds.These puzzles are fun, but in order to be solvable you have to make assumptions about an...
Savory South Asian rice cake / WED 4-8-26 / Perry of pop / Traditional samurai hairstyles / Chant heard at the end of “Hot Hot Hot” / Enhancing accessories / Underground scurrier / “I’m afraid not,” quaintly / Popular flavor of bubble tea / Half of a darting motion
Constructor: Philippe MonfistonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: musical puns — familiar phrases where the first part of the phrase has...
Keymer Edges Out Vachier-Lagrave On Tiebreak, Wins Grenke Freestyle Open
Finishing with two draws on the final day was just enough for GM Vincent Keymer to win the 60,000 euro first prize at the Grenke Chess ...
Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
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Words Jump Off The Page
Some of our more colourful vocabulary comes straight from the pages of fiction. We can thank prolific author Charles Dickens for introd...