Does a good logical conundrum tickle your intellectual fancy? Do connecting abstract dots and uncovering subtle paradoxes light you up? Then hear out! Here is a chance to flex those mental muscles, win up to $100, and bask in some well-deserved glory. We present to you the third edition of ChessBase India's Home Solving Contest. Over the next couple weeks, tackle a series of fascinating and unusual chess compositions and prove your mettle against the best minds out there. This article brings you the rules of the competition, entry guidelines, prizes, and last but not the least, the first six puzzles of this puzzle marathon. Keep reading!

The first tier of the ChessBase India Winter Solving Championship received close to eighty entries from around the world, many of them extremely well-written and perfect. We would like to thank each solver who took the time to write to us. As promised, in this article, we present to you the remaining six problems of the 12-problem contest. These were chosen by Anirudh Daga, one of the world's most promising young composers, and feature material that is even more fascinating and unconventional than what we saw in the first tier. So, what are you waiting for? Refill your coffee mugs and get going!