Study Puzzle of the Day 23/2/2021
Two problems to take care of. White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Two problems to take care of. White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingSome technical problems to bypass here. White to move and win (M. Liburkin, 1939) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingJust a few more bricks left to construct a draw. White to move and draw (L. Zalkind, 1915) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingAt least the opponent’s moves will be easy to predict. White to move and win (Kling & Horwitz, 1851) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingA bit difficult, but nice one. Worth all the trouble! White to move and draw (G. Zakhodyakin, 1949) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingI am sure you’ll know how to start. White to move and draw (G. Nadareishvili, 1986) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
Continue ReadingLong road to a new queen. White to move and draw (E. Somov Nasimovich, 1928) (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 […]
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