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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 Skewer
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use skewer concept to solve .
Example Puzzle:
Black to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, Black can play Bc2 attacking the A4 rook and forcing white rook to move away and then black can play Rd1 to skewer.
Bc2 Ra5 Rd1 skewer wins the H1 rook.
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: White to move and win
White to Play
Puzzle 2: White to move and win
White to Play
Puzzle 3: White to move and win
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to move and win
White 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).
📩 Send your answer to: [email protected]
🏆 Best solutions will be featured in the next newsletter
⏳ Deadline: Next 24 hours
White to Play
4 Opinion Poll
Did you like today's newsletter puzzles?
5 Solutions
1. Rcd1 Qd1 Qf7 Kh8 Rd1 wins the queen; Rfd1 will be a blunder
2. Qh7 Qh7 Ra8 Kg7 Ra7 wins the queen back and white wins in the pawn endgame
3. Nf4 Nf4 Bf7 wins the queen
4. Rc1 Qa3 Rc8 Kg7 Rg8 Kg8 Ra3 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