OzProblems
Australian Chess Problem Composition
Welcome to OzProblems.com, a site all about chess problems in Australia and around the world! Whether you are new to chess compositions or an experienced solver, we have something for you. Our aim is to promote the enjoyment of chess problems, which are at once interesting puzzles and the most artistic form of chess.
Problem of the Week
748. Uri Avner
Israel-Serbia Composing Match 2009, 8th Place
Helpmate in 3, 2 solutions
An in-depth introduction to the art of chess composition, examining various problem types and themes.
The weekly problem’s solution will appear on the following Saturday, when a new work is quoted.
See last week's problem with solution: No.747.
Prominent Australian problemists write about their involvement in the contemporary problem scene, and present some of their best compositions.
A comprehensive collection of Australian chess problem materials, including e-books, articles, magazines and columns (all free downloads).
A chess problem blog by Peter Wong, covering a range of subjects. The main page provides a topic index.
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Walkabout
More AI chess images
12 Mar. 2025
Last year my blog AI chess images examined a free online tool that employs AI to generate high-quality pictures, based on descriptions given in natural language. I used the application to create a set of 32 chess-themed images which can be downloaded from my chess graphics site, Virtual Pieces. For this update, a new collection of 32 chess images has been added, half of them in a large landscape format. Previously the tool produced only square pictures sized 1024 x 1024 px, so the landscape option of 1792 x 1024 px (1.75 ratio) now available represents a major improvement. I mostly use the created files as wallpapers for my PC, and they still look sharp when stretched to fill the screen of my 2K monitor. Two of my favourites have been placed on this site as headers of the Home and About pages.