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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 Exposed King

Explanation:

Here, in the below set of puzzles, you are going to find a way to punish your opponent’s king which is exposed

Example Puzzle: (White to Play)

Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Qh7 bringing the black king out to F7 and then checkmate it by playing Bg6 and Re6

Qh7 Kf7 Bg6 Kf6 Re6#

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: Black to move and win

Nc4 Rg6 Ne3 Ke2 Nd1 Kd1 Fg6 wins

Puzzle 2: White to move and win

E5 Kg7 Reg1 Kf7 Rh6 wins the rook

  • Puzzle 3: White to move and win

F7 Kf8 Rh8 Ke7 Re8#

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3 Challenging Puzzle

Challenging puzzle : Black to move and win

🎯 Your Task:
Find the best continuation and write the full variation (not just the first move).

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🏆 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