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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
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1 Fine the tactic and Win
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, you are going to find the tactic and solve the puzzles. Today, we are going to have tactics mixed from different topics.
Your job is to find the tactic and then solve the puzzles
Example Puzzle: (Black to Play)
Here, in the above puzzle, The white pawn on D4 is pinned by the black queen on D7. So, black can play Ne5 to fork the D3 queen and F3 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
C4 deflects the black king from D5 and stops supporting the queen.
C4 Kc4 Qe4 wins the queen
Puzzle 2: White to move and win
Nf6 Bf6/Gf6/Kh8 Qh7 checkmate
Puzzle 3: Black to move and win
Nf1 Kh3 Qh2# or Nf1 Kh1 Qh2# or Nf1 Kg1 Qh2 Kf1 Qg2#
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3 Challenging Puzzle
Challenging puzzle : White 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