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Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=212 thread].
 
Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=212 thread].
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=== Puzzle 5 ===
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Designed by ''Arek Kulczycki''. Game where both players play very close to perfect. Move 7.b9 was the first mistake, however it was very hard to refute it.<br/>
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Blue to move and win (there is just 1 winning sequence).
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:44, 25 August 2015

Solving puzzles is a very good way of becoming a stronger player. Solve as many as possible! And feel free to post your own puzzles here.

Piet Hein's puzzles

See article Piet Hein's puzzles

Claude Berge's puzzles

See article Claude Berge's puzzles

Bert Enderton

Puzzle 1

Red to play and win.

abcdefg1234567

Puzzle 2

Red to play and win.

abcdefg1234567

Puzzle 3

Red (Vertical) to play and win.

This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex.

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Other authors

Puzzle 1

By John Tromp

Blue to play and win.


Puzzle 2

By lazyplayer. Blue to play and win.

Puzzle 3

By David J Bush. Taken from a game on Playsite in 2003. Red to play and win.

abcdefghij12345678910

Source: this Little Golem forum thread.

Puzzle 4

Designed by Door1, helped by David J Bush. Inspired by a game on Kurnik in May 2005. Blue to play and win.

abcdefghij12345678910

Source: this Little Golem forum thread.

Puzzle 5

Designed by Arek Kulczycki. Game where both players play very close to perfect. Move 7.b9 was the first mistake, however it was very hard to refute it.
Blue to move and win (there is just 1 winning sequence).

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See also

Cameron Browne offers a lot of Original puzzles in his book Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections