Study Puzzle of the Day 9/10/2020
Very aesthetic! White to move and draw (H. van der Heijden, 2003) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: Rook vs Pawns
Study Puzzle of the Day 2/08/2020
Process of elimination should help you here. White to move and draw (V. Bron, 1929) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 4/10/2019
Composed after Chekhover’s study from 1949. White to move and draw (V. Korolkov, 1950) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 18/9/2019
What to do against those dangerous black pawns? White to move and draw (D. Gurgenidze, 1982) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 13/9/2019
Must-know motif from the rook endings. White to move and win (D. Gurgenidze, 2005) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 16/8/2019
Find the fascinating idea that saves White. White to move and draw (D. Gurgenidze, 1999) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 15/8/2019
There is an elegant solution for all White’s problems. White to move and draw (A. Wotawa, 1943) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 23/6/2019
Seems 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!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 29/5/2019
Quick one for You before turning to some serious endgame stuff… White to move and win (J. Moravec, 1913) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 27/5/2019
There is a great aesthetic pleasure in gracious cooperation of white king and rook in this study made by a famous endgame specialist Yuri Averbakh. White to move and win (Y. Averbakh, 1980) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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