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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
A daily challenge puzzle
Our focus is on building thinking skills, confidence, and consistency at the board.
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— Kar & Kish
1️⃣ Three piece coordination
Explanation:
Here, in the below puzzles, you will be using three pieces in a combination to deliver a checkmate or win materials
Example Puzzle:
White to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Rd7 forcing black queen to capture the rook and then white can play Qa1 and then Qf6 to do a checkmate
Rd7 Qd7 Qa1 Rf6 Qf6#
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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
White to play
Puzzle 2: White to play and win
White to Play
Puzzle 3: White to play and win
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to play and win
White to Play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Qh8 Kc7 Qc8 Kb6 Qc5 Kc5 Nd3 wins the queen back
2. Qa4 Kd8 Qe8 Re8 Re8 Ke8 Rf3 wins
3. D6 Qd6 Rc5 Qh2 Rc8 Re8 Re8 Kh7 Rh8#
4. Rf7 Kf7 Qh7 Kf8 Bg6 Qe7/Re7 Qh8#
👋 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