This newsletter is created for students who want to improve their Chess and for parents who want structured, meaningful chess learning for their children.
Every edition includes:
A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
Our focus is on building thinking skills, confidence, and consistency at the board.
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— Kar & Kish
1 Pin
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to solve pin related easy puzzles
Example Puzzle:

White to play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Re1 attacking the queen and it will be an absolute pin as the king is behind the queen.
Re1 pins and wins the queen
2 Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: Black to move and win

Black to play
Puzzle 2: White to move and win

White to play
Puzzle 3: White to move and win

White to play
Puzzle 4: Black to move and win

Black to play
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3 Challenging Puzzle
Challenging puzzle : White to move and win
🎯 Your Task:
Find the best continuation and write the full variation (not just the first move).
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White to play
4 Opinion Poll
Did you like today's newsletter puzzles?
5 Solutions
1. Bc4 pins the rook and wins
2. F4 puts pressure on the knight along the queen and it will be a relative pin
3. Rd8 pins the queen and wins
4. Bf3 pins the white bishop and wins
👋 About US
Who’s Writing This?
Hi, Karthik and Kishore here —
Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
FIDE Peak Rating: 2086 - Karthik, 1815 - Kishore
Focused on building strong fundamentals and thinking habits


