Study Puzzle of the Day 27/2/2021
White has a huge material advantage, but not for long. White to move and win (E. Somov Nasimovich, 1938) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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White has a huge material advantage, but not for long. White to move and win (E. Somov Nasimovich, 1938) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingA nice practical-looking position composed by a top GM A. Belyavsky. White to move and win (Belyavsky & Mitrofanov, 1983) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingTwo problems to take care of. White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingYou’ll have to combine a couple of saving ideas here. White to move and draw (A. Herbstman, 1962) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingAnother beautiful Smyslov study. White to move and draw (V. Smyslov, 2000) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingIn the following study (Kopac, 1972), White wins by combining pawn promotion with mating threats.
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the February Theme of the Month. This month we will look at minor piece endgames with passed pawns. There are several techniques, strategies, motifs and even some beautiful combinations employed to exploit the power of the passed pawn. Some of them will occur in your tournament practice for sure. The first […]
Continue ReadingLittle inspiration and everything will fall into place. White to move and draw (J. Hasek, 1951) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingComplete disharmony all around. White to move and draw (L. Falk, 1990) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingKnight domination. White to move and win (R. Reti, 1922) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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