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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
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— Kar & Kish
1 Double Check
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use Double Check concept to win materials or checkmate
Example Puzzle:
Here, in the above puzzle, Black can play Qd1 scarifying the queen, After the White king takes the queen, Black can play Ne3 double check forcing White king to play to E1 and then Rd1 checkmate.
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 can play Qe5 sacrificing the queen, After the black knight takes the queen, White can play Bf6 double check forcing black king to play to H6 and then white can play Bg7 followed by Rh6 to do a checkmate.
Puzzle 2: White to move and win
Bg7 Kg7 Ne8 Kh6 Qf4 Kh5 Ng7# or Bg7 Kg7 Ne8 Kh6 Qf4 G5 Qf6 Kh5 Ng7 Kh4 Qf2#
Puzzle 3: White to move and win
Qd8 Kd8 Bg5 Ke8 Rd8 Kf7 E6 Ke6 Nf4 Kf7 Ne5# or
Qd8 Kd8 Bg5 Ke8 Rd8 Kf7 E6 Kg6 Nf4#
Puzzle 4: Black to move and win
Qg2 Kg2 Rg3 Kh2 Rg2 Kh1 Rh2 Kg1 Rh1#
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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