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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
A daily challenge puzzle
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1️⃣ Mate in Three
Explanation:
Checkmate your opponent king in three moves
Example Puzzle:
White to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Bg6 and now the king has 2 options (Ke7 and Kf8)
Bg6 Kf8 Bd6# or Bg6 Ke7 Ng8 Kf8 Bd6#
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 mate in three
White to Play
Puzzle 2: White to play and mate in three
White to Play
Puzzle 3: White to play and mate in three
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to play and mate in three
White to play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Bh5 Ke7 Nd5 Ke6 Bf7#
2. Ne2 Kh1 Nfg3 Kh2 Rh1#
3. Nc3 Bc3 Rd2 Bd2 Nb2#
4. Be1 Kg4 Ne5 Kf4 Bg3#
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Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
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