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  • 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

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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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