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• TZAAR: Puzzle #11

  Medium difficulty

  Jul 9, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Sir ivyed_seer raises the bar in TZAAR puzzles. Black to move — find a line that wins in exactly two turns no matter how White replies.

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #10

  Attention wins games

  Jul 7, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  An attention puzzle in TZAAR from ivyed_seer. Even with many pieces on the board, victory can be one step away. Black to move — win in one turn.

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• Top Cap

  Simple is not a flaw

  Jul 6, 2026 3 min read Area control

  

  I hesitated a long time before writing about this game — next to heavyweights like TZAAR or DVONN it looks almost too simple. Honestly, even the brisk tactics of Cat-a-comb can feel extremely complex beside it. Yet Top Cap fits this blog’s theme perfectly: a pure deterministic abstract with perfect information. Extreme simplicity here is not a weakness — it is the main virtue.

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #9

  Size doesn’t matter

  Jul 2, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Another TZAAR puzzle from ivyed_seer. Despite bigger stacks, Black can still lose. Can White find the winning move?

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #8

  A bit harder

  Jun 30, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Raising the bar. A TZAAR puzzle from ivyed_seer. Medium difficulty. Win in exactly two turns. Can you solve it?

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #7

  With a flick of the wrist…

  Jun 28, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Stepping up the difficulty. A TZAAR puzzle from ivyed_seer. Medium difficulty. Can you crack it?

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #6

  Win in one turn

  Jun 25, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Another beginner puzzle in TZAAR from ivyed_seer. White to move. Win in one turn.

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #5

  Simple but elegant

  Jun 23, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Start of the ivyed_seer puzzle series: a player ranked second worldwide in TZAAR on Little Golem. Find the winning move for Black.

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #4

  Hard, but doable

  Jun 21, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Another TZAAR puzzle — many branches, so quite challenging.

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• TZAAR: Puzzle #3

  Find a win for White

  Jun 18, 2026TZAAR★★★

  

  Beginner puzzle in TZAAR from a real game.

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