Colin James Physics - Logic puzzles.

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Last updated: 30th June 2013.

Logic puzzles.

These are general logic puzzles - not Physics puzzles, but they should be challenging and fun (just like Physics).

If you know what you are looking for in a puzzle or have done a similar one before you may find an easier puzzle harder or a harder one straightforward. So it its worth scanning through the different categories.

When you click on a puzzle it will appear below (and the screen will move down to show the puzzle) with a solution further down the screen.

Easier puzzles.

Running puzzle.
Tennis puzzle.
Water puzzle.
Walking puzzle.

Harder puzzles.

Spending puzzle.
Cakes puzzle.
Ages puzzle.

Chess puzzles.

Chess puzzle icon (wchess5a.bmp).
Chess puzzle 1.
Chess puzzle 2.
Chess puzzle 3.
Chess puzzle 4.
Chess puzzle 5.


Chess puzzle 1.

White to play and mate in two moves.

Chess 1a puzzle icon (wchess1a.bmp).


Solution to Chess puzzle 1.

Solution on this page.
'Animated' solution (opens a new window).

Solution

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Solution

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Solution

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Solution

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Solution: Chess puzzle 1.

White move 1.

Ra1 (White Rook moves from a8 to a1).
Chess 1b puzzle icon (wchess1b.bmp).

Black move 1.

bxa1=Q (Black Pawn on b1 takes the White Rook on a1 and becomes a Black Queen).
Chess 1c puzzle icon (wchess1c.bmp).

White move 2.

Qb7# (mate) (White Queen moves from b1 to b8 and black is in checkmate).
Chess 1d puzzle icon (wchess1d.bmp).

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