Chess Newsletter Issue 31

Endgame Game Tactics

👋 Hi Chess Enthusiast

In Today’s newsletter,

A) We will do some nice, tricky endgame tactics

B) Puzzle File Section (Download the Pdf and solve it.)

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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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White to play and win

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Here, the black rook on b8 is not allowing the white pawn on h7 to promote, so, white can deflect the rook by playing Rb7.

Rb7 Rb7 H8=Q white wins the Queen vs Rook Ending

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White to play and win

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C6 Kc6 Ne5 fork wins the queen (with the extra pawns in the king and pawn endgame, white can easily win).

Or C6 Qc6 Na5 wins the queen

Exercise Puzzles

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White to play and win (Skewer)

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White to play and win (Mate in two)

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White to play and win (Mate in two)

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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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Endgame tactics File12.96 MB • PDF File

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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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