You think you have surveyed every possibility, every move amid the multitude of moves that for some reason or intuition suggested an iota of likelihood, yet you haven't quite been able to break free of the impasse. You have been grinding away at a chess position for hours on end, but there's no light, whatsoever, to be found in sight. You would need access to specialized programs to solve these devious little riddles, or else you would have to use your own grey cells! They are outlandish, fascinating, and most importantly, engine defying. However, the one catch is, none of these problems are of the conventional mould. Think you are good at tackling knotty puzzles? Here's an opportunity to work up those mental gears of yours and cash in some amazing prizes, we present to you ChessBase India's first ever Christmas-New Year solving contest! In this article we pose you six problems to solve - y es, only six! - and if you settle them convincingly, you get to take back home some of the latest and greatest ChessBase products out there. The deadline to send solutions is the 31st of December, till 12 midnight, so clearly loads of time for cogitation.