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Practice puzzles
A daily challenge puzzle
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1️⃣ Mate in Three
Explanation:
Checkmate your opponent king in three moves
Example Puzzle:
Black to play
Here, in the above puzzle, Black can play Qf2 forcing white king to capture the queen on f2 and then black can give a double check on d4 followed by checkmate on the next move
Qf2 Kf2 Bd4 Kg2 H3# or Qf2 Kf2 Bd4 Ke2 Rf2#
2️⃣ 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: White to play and mate in three
White to play
Puzzle 2: Black to play and mate in three
Black to play
Puzzle 3: Black to play and mate in three
Black to Play
Puzzle 4: Black to play and mate in three
Black to play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Rh8 Kc7 Ba5 Kd7 Rd8#
2. Qa1 Ka1 Rg1 Ka2 Ra1#
3. Nd2 Rd2 Re1 Ke1 Rg1#
4. Qa1 Ka1 Bc1 Kb1 Re1#
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Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
FIDE Peak Rating: 2086 - Karthik, 1815 - Kishore
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