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Study Puzzle of the Day 18/6/2021 – A.Cheron 1944

June 18, 2021June 26, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar136

Very useful for practical play. White to move and win (A.Cheron, 1944) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

Lolli 1763. – queen vs c2 pawn

January 17, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar91

Here is another position that is well-known today. Lolli showed the winning technique in 1763.

Study Puzzle of the Day 23/07/2020

July 23, 2020July 19, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic231

The opponent’s moves will surely be quite obvious, real problem is to find ours 🙂 White to move and win (Platov & Platov, 1924) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

Study Puzzle of the Day 29/10/2019

October 29, 2019June 24, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic326

Interesting theoretical question. Can White draw such a material relation and how to do it? White to move and draw (J. Hasek, 1934) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

Study Puzzle of the Day 18/9/2019

September 18, 2019June 25, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic263

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!)

Study Puzzle of the Day 4/6/2019

June 4, 2019June 27, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic274

One cute, simple position to warm up your little gray cells. White to move and win (L. Kubbel, 1934) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

P-72

March 27, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic147

The original S. Walles’s study reveals that the win is also occasionally possible if the white king has not yet managed to get in front of its passed pawn. The point of Walles’s idea is that by means of the tempo-move:

Q-Basic4

January 21, 2019December 20, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic435

In a similar position, White wins even with the king on g4, because he can realize the same mating picture from the other wing. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

Q-Basic3

January 21, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic416

If his king is near enough, White may win in a mating attack after queening the pawn. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

Q-Basic2

January 21, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic372

Without the king’s help, queen cannot win against the bishop’s pawn on the seventh rank either, because Black has stalemate to defend. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →