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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 Tactics

Explanation:

Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use different tactical ideas to win.

Example Puzzle:

White to play

Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Qg8 forcing black king to capture the queen and then white can play Be6 double check followed by Rg8 checkmate

Qg8 Kg8 Be6 Kh8 Rg8#

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: Black to move and draw

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

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5 Solutions

1. Nd5 Rc2 Nf6 Kg7 Rc2 wins a pawn

2. Rg7 Rg7 Nf6#

3. Rd4 Rd4 Re5 Kg4 H3/F3 checkmate or Rd4 Cd4 Re5 Kg4 H3/F3 checkmate

4. Qh6 Kh6 stalemate or Qh6 Kf5 black will eventually draw this game

👋 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

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