Study Puzzle of the Day 26/2/2021
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. White to move and draw (I. Kovalenko, 1977) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 17/1/2021
If the opponent brings heavy artillery, shift the battle into the woods where it cannot enter! White to move and draw (L. Pachman, 1959) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 4/12/2020
Careful! White to move and draw (V. Smyslov, 2000) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 5/10/2020
You will need a saving idea and the precise first move! White to move and draw (M. Liburkin, 1981) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/08/2020
Shouldn’t be too difficult… White to move and draw (A. Selezniev, 1957) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 28/07/2020
Here’s a funny one to start your day! White to move and draw (J. Hasek, 1937) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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RMP-364
Black is lost if his king is cut off along the c-file! The following position is the mirror image of the endgame which was played, although with opposite colours, in a famous Rubinstein – Salwe game ( Prag, 1909 ) . Rubinstein, one of the biggest experts in the theory of endgames at the […]
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RMP-362
In the similar positions with the rim pawns, Black has some better drawing chances. But, if the black pawn is fixed on the sixth rank, nothing changes either in the evaluation of the position or in the winning plan. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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RMP-353
When in Rook and pawn versus Bishop and pawn ending Black has a pawn blocked on the fifth rank, the win is complicated. In order to capture the pawn and convert into a pawn ending, White has to prepare by vertically cutting off the opponent’s king from the pawn so that it could not […]
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B-500A
When the bishop is deployed in such a way that one of its diagonals intersects both pawns’ routes, we have “absolute blockade”. In absolute blockade pawns cannot make any progress on their own since the sacrifice 1.d6? Bxd6 would be pointless as it does not clear the path to the other pawn. Absolute blockade […]
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