👋 Hi Chess Enthusiast

In Today’s Newsletter,

A) We will do some nice tricky Endgame tactics

B) A puzzle from recently concluded tournament games

C) Puzzle File Section (Download the Pdf and solve)

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While trying to solve the puzzles, use your chessboard and try the puzzles before seeing the answers below.

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. Example Puzzles

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RB5 C1=Q RC5 QC5 Stalemate draw

For RC5, Black has to promote, otherwise white rook will come to C5 and stop the pawn from promoting.

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BE8 D1=Q Bh5 Skewer will capture the queen and ends in a draw due to insufficient material

Exercise Puzzles

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Hint: Capture the pawn to make a draw

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Hint: Find a crucial move to stop the h3 pawn and make a draw

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Hint: Opposition Concept

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Endgame Tactics from a tournament

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Generally, corner pawn on 7th rank with a queen is draw, however, because of the extra pawn that black has, white can use that to its advantage and win

Puzzle files section

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Download the below file to solve some checkmate puzzles and share your answers or doubts to [email protected]

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Download and try these interesting puzzles and share your answers writing to [email protected]

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That concludes this edition of our newsletter. Keep practicing, keep learning, and keep pushing the boundaries of your chess skills.

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Author,

Ramalingam Karthik

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