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1️⃣ Endgame Tactics 2
Explanation:
Here in the below set of puzzles, we will look at unbelievable ways of tactics helping us to win the game in the endgame.
Example Puzzle:
White to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Ra4 forcing black king to go to the 5th row and then white rook can go to A5 leading to a few variations where white can win the black queen.
Ra4 Kc5 Ra5 wins or Ra4 Ke5 Ra5 Qa5 D4 wins the queen via discovered attack or
Ra4 Ke5 Ra5 C5 Rc5 Qc5 D4 Qd4 Bc3 Kd5 Bd4 Kd4 Kb3 wins in the pawn endgame or
Ra4 Ke5 Ra5 C5 Rc5 Qc5 D4 Kd4 Bf2 wins the Queen
2️⃣ 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 play and win (Hint : Pawn Promotion)
White to Play
Puzzle 2: White to play and win (Hint : Forced Checkmate)
White to Play
Puzzle 3: White to play and win (Hint : Forced Checkmate)
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to play and win (Hint : Forced Checkmate)
White to play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. E6 Ke6 Re8 Kd7 A8=Q wins or E6 Re6 A8=Q wins or E6 Fe6 Rh8 Ra7 Rh7 wins
2. Rg8 Kf4 G3 wins the rook via fork or Rg8 Kh5 G4 Rg4 Rh8#
3. Bf6 Kh7 Bg6 Kh6 G5 Qg5 Bg7#
4. Ra1 Ba4 Ra2 ba2 B4# After Ra2, black is in Zugzwang
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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