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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.
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— Kar & Kish
1 Pin
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to use pin concept to win materials
Example Puzzle:
White to play and Draw
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Rd3 pinning the queen and black has to take the rook which will lead to a stalemate.
Rd3 Qd3 stalemate
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: Black to move and win
Black to play
Puzzle 3: White to move and win
White to play
Puzzle 4: White to move and win
White to play
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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).
📩 Send your answer to: [email protected]
🏆 Best solutions will be featured in the next newsletter
⏳ Deadline: Next 24 hours
Black to play
4 Opinion Poll
Did you like today's newsletter puzzles?
5 Solutions
1. Kh2 Zugzwang D2 Bd2 Kh4 Bg6 wins
2. Ne5 Qe2 Nf3 wins
3. Be5 F6 Qg5 Fe5 Qd8 wins
4. Rf6 Rf6 B4 Kf7 Bf6 Kf6 B5 Ke6 B6 Ab6 A6 wins
👋 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