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 Skewer
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use skewer concept to solve .
Example Puzzle:

White to play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Rg5 forcing black king to move and then white can capture the rook on a5
Rg5 Kf6 Ra5 wins
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: Black to move and win

Black 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).
📩 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. Qh6 Kg4 Qh1 wins the queen
2. Rh8 Kg6 Rh1 wins the rook
3. Be6 White queen moves Ba2 wins the bishop
4. Rc5 Kd4 Re5 wins the rook
👋 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


