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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.

Thank you for subscribing—we’re happy you’re here.

— Kar & Kish

1 Discover Attack

Explanation:

Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use discover attack concept to win materials

Example Puzzle:

White to Play

Here, in the above puzzle, White can play F6 giving a discover attack using bishop to the black rook on H7 and a pawn check to the black king on E7,

F6 Kf6 Bh7 wins the rook

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

White to Play

  • Puzzle 2: White to move and win

White to Play

  • Puzzle 3: White to move and win

White to Play

  • Puzzle 4: Black to move and win

Black to Play

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3 Challenging Puzzle

Challenging puzzle : White to move and win

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Find the best continuation and write the full variation (not just the first move).

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White to Play

4 Opinion Poll

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5 Solutions

1. D6 Bd6/Qd6 Ba8 wins the rook

2. F6 Bf6/Rf6 Qh7#

3. Bg8 Kg8/Rg8 Qe7 wins the queen

4. Re1 Re1/Ne1 Bb2 wins the queen

👋 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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