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28.1

Study Puzzle of the Day 28/1/2021

January 28, 2021January 13, 2021 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic79

Can those two connected pawns prevail over white rook? White to move and win (J. Behting, 1928) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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23.1

Study Puzzle of the Day 23/1/2021

January 23, 2021January 13, 2021 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic114

Precise calculation required! White to move and win (A. Gulyaev, 1956) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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31.12.

Study Puzzle of the Day 31/12/2020

December 31, 2020December 29, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic105

Against the unstoppable pair. White to move and draw (O. Duras, 1939) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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28.9.

Study Puzzle of the Day 28/09/2020

September 28, 2020September 17, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic189

How to fight those dangerous pawns? White to move and draw (N. Kralin, 1973) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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7.8.

Study Puzzle of the Day 7/08/2020

August 7, 2020July 30, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic220

Nice one. Don’t underestimate Black’s resources! White to move and win (Kralin & Kuznetsov, 1980) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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RMP-440

June 6, 2020July 5, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic84

For Black, the most complex and uncomfortable positions are those in which he cannot create a counter-play by giving the king’s support to one of the passed pawns, but must seek salvation in the elimination of the opponent’s passed pawn. Critical are the situations in which his king is cut off. An instructive salvation...

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RMP-439

June 6, 2020June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic75

A much more complex path to victory is in the brilliant study of the brothers V. and M. Platov from 1908. ...

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RMP-438

June 6, 2020June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic88

Sometimes Black has to “sell a joke” to an opponent to allow a pawn to promote into a queen. A very effective solution was found by Black in the game Xandi-Forintos, Budapest in 1963. ...

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RMP-437

June 6, 2020June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic63

We see an even more fantastic ending in F. Amelung’s 1904 study. ...

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RMP-436

June 6, 2020June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic76

When, in a similar position, the white king is too far away, he can sometimes avoid defeat in a miraculous way. The following two studies testify to the depth and inexhaustible beauty of the game of chess. Let us first look at the study of the brothers V. and M. Platov from 1906. ...

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