40 Jahre Schach im ZEITmagazin

Of course, chess is not magic, but only Helmut Pfleger can entice us to play chess with such cleverness.

Helmut Pfleger is our chess magician. Every week, he manages to present a new entertaining and exciting little story along with a tricky chess puzzle in the ZEITmagazin. Many readers curiously turn to his column first, as former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück candidly admits. No one else can explain complex chess games so clearly at the demonstration board, whether over many years on WDR in the legendary TV show "Schach der Grossmeister," as part of the "Dream Team" alongside Vlastimil Hort, or during his simultaneous exhibitions and numerous appearances before knowledgeable audiences.

With wit and finesse, this new collection of 160 chess puzzles, compiled from 2016 to 2022, is presented. Of course, chess is not magic, but only Helmut Pfleger can entice us to play chess with such cleverness. And in the process, you will playfully enhance your chess skills: We wish you much enjoyment in reading and solving the exciting puzzles!.