Daily Chess Improvement: Real Game Chess Tactic!

SusanPolgar

Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Muzychuk, Mariya
2019 FIDE Women's Candidates

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KarthikM

Jun 17, 2019

Nc5 wins an exchange after either ... Rxc5 2. dxc5 or 1. ... bxc5 2. Qxc8+ If the rook moves, 2... Nxe6 should increase the pressure on g7 to unbearable levels.

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Endgame is a very important phase of the game. This is a must know King and Pawn endgame structure.

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Yancey_Ward

This is a difficult endgame. It requires extensive calculation. Can you find right plan?

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Frankophile

White to move. How should white proceed? You have 30 second to solve this puzzle :)

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Yancey_Ward

This was an actual game between Hennigen - Berzinsh (London 2009)

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Yancey_Ward

This is a tricky problem that requires a fairly deep analysis to prove out. Does white win or draw this position?

Yancey_Ward

Attacking Chess Tactic: This game was between Teichmann and Amos Burn, Berlin, 1897

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Yancey_Ward

There are some really nice zugzwang motifs inside this chess problem in both the main line and the variations.

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