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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
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1 Double Check
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use Double Check concept to win materials or checkmate
Example Puzzle:
White to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Nf6 giving double check where the knight attacks the king on E8 and the Queen on e2 attack the king on e8.
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
Bb4 attacks the white king on E1 and Black queen on E8 attacks the white king on E1.
Puzzle 2: Black to move and win
Rg6 attacks the black king on G8 and the white bishop on A2 attacks the black king on G8 too.
Puzzle 3: White to move and win
Re1 Kf2 Ne4 discover attack and wins the white queen on G6.
Puzzle 4: Black to move and win
Be3 gives a double check with bishop and rook attacking the white king on G1.
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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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🏆 Best solutions will be featured in the next newsletter
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👋 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