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
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— Kar & Kish
1 Mate in Four
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, you are going to do checkmate in four
Example Puzzle: (White to Play)

Nf7 Ng2 Rg2 Rg3 Rg3 Kh7 Rg7#
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

Rg7 Kh5 G4 Fg4 Hg4 Kh4 Bf6#
Puzzle 2: Black to move and win

Qd2 Kb1 Qe1 Bd1 Rd1 Qd1 Qd1#
Puzzle 3: Black to move and win

Rd3 Kc2 Bb3 Kc1/Kb1 Rd1 Rd1#
or Rd3 Kb4 Rb3#
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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
4 Opinion Poll

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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


