Chess is a fun game – ask the countless millions who play it. But apart from the contest at the board, there are additional forms for you to enjoy. Chess puzzles and studies. Many defy the imagination and have to be seen to be believed. Today we start a new column, and have three deceptively simple – but enchanting – examples for you to solve. The sources and solutions will be provided in a week. Until then, have fun working things out all by yourself.

