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Our puzzles are back and all related features have been restored.

Our puzzles and related features are currently unavailable due to a server issue with our hosting provider. We apologise for any inconvenience and will give an update when the features are restored.

The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 has started! Follow all the games between World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, GM Hans Niemann and others in our broadcast until 6 March.

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The server issue has been resolved, according to our hosting provider, and we don't expect any further outages.

All our functionality should currently be restored, but we expect further outages in the near future due to server disruption and will keep you updated.

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