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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
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1 Find the tactics
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, Find the tactics involved and solve it
Example Puzzle: (White to Play)

Re8 Re8 Qd6 wins the queen
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

Qf2 Kh1 Qf1 Rf1 Rf1#
Puzzle 2: White to move and win

Rh6 Gh6 Rg8 Kh7 Qg6#
Puzzle 3: White to move and win

Rh1 Kg7 Qh8#
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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).
📩 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



