Sir, – I have in recent years enjoyed trying (though rarely succeeding) to complete your daily chess puzzles.
However, they can be, in my opinion, slightly too complex for many casual players to solve.
This is no surprise considering the puzzles usually come from real matches actually played by masters of the game. Can I therefore suggest the inclusion of some sort of categorisation/clue that one usually finds in chess puzzle books (eg Mate in 3, Pin, Fork, Discovered Check etc.) to give novice players like myself a better chance?
Indeed, experimenting with a greater range of puzzle forms would also be welcome. – Yours, etc,
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ANDREW ENNIS,
Dublin 8.
Sir, – By my reckoning, Thursday’s Simplex had four clues for which there were no spaces for the answers and, separately, four clues with the wrong numbers.
You need to have a cross word with the compiler. – Yours, etc,
KEVIN O’SULLIVAN ,
Letterkenny,
Co Donegal
Sir, – Loved Thursday’s Simplex crossword.
Having to guess the solution to 32 across without the clue. – Yours, etc,
JIM TOOMEY,
Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4.