Study Puzzle of the Day 30/6/2019
Looks trivial, but Black’s position is more resiliant then you might think. White to move and win (T. Georgiev, 1929) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue Reading“In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame.” – José Raúl Capablanca
Looks trivial, but Black’s position is more resiliant then you might think. White to move and win (T. Georgiev, 1929) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingIt’s all about good calculation here. White to move and win (Gurgenidze & Mitrofanov, 1987) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingDouble rook endgames are often decided by the weak king. Be very precise here! White to move and win (A. Wotawa, 1955) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingOur big trump, g6-pawn, is in grave danger, but we can still win this! White to move and win (A. Selezniev, 1915) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingTime to put your chess endgames fundamental knowledge to the test. Making use of the vast number of basic endgame positions we already learned is a skill we can develop with practice. White to move and draw (D. Gurgenidze, 2007) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingWorld Championship match: First game of rapid. This endgame was probably the key moment in the match because after this game Magnus just rushed and took the title again. This is very complex rook endgame. White is a pawn up, but his king is on the first row and it’s not clear how to […]
Continue ReadingLet’s have a brake from the hard ones … just play logically and you’ll sort this out. White to move and draw (E. Pogosyants, 1978) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingAlteration of the beautiful Wotawa’s study we saw in the 3th of June puzzle. White to move and win (D. Gurgenidze, 1994) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingSeems hopeless, is it not? But, I have seen a man confidently entering the position we will see after move 3 in his tournament game, surprising and delighting the audience with the draw that followed! White to move and draw (Y. Afek, 1981) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingIt is all about the idea, you will get nowhere just checking move by move. White to move and draw (A. Wotawa, 1941) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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