Have a knack for problem-solving? Here's a chance to cudgel your brains and take home gorgeous prizes!

Win up to 100 dollars and also take home some of the choicest ChessBase products out there; all you have to do is solve twelve fascinating and engine-defying chess challenges that we bring out in two tiers—the first six in this article and the remaining in the next. Welcome to the ChessBase India Winter Chess Solving Championship, an uncommon initiative to promote chess composition and creative-logical thinking through chess. This introductory article serves as the curtain-raiser to the event: we give you the rules, the details of the prizes, and the first six of the twelve problems to solve. Read on.