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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 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

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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

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