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Just a nice combination I have found on my computer:
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, dear chess friends! I wish your 2012 equaled all your hopes and plans!
Last puzzle was solved by benusa. There the main idea there was an opposition!
Let's see an analogic puzzle with more hard solution.
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Merry Christmas, dear chess friends! I hope you have a nice holidays times nowadays!
Let's see a trick from the last puzzle; White should win a tempo to avoid that trick that was showed in #36 puzzle.
New rooks endgames trick is here: (it's... | Read More
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Hello!
Some of you have found a correct way to make a draw in the last puzzle. So, let me show it:
Now another position for learning of another typical trick in endgames R vs.pawn.
White wins. Good luck!
I'm sorry for not posting daily - ... | Read More
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Hello!
Last puzzle was of easy sort and some of you could solve it convincingly.
Actually, after pawn endgames I had a plan to post rook endgames. But then I have found some knights position and continued with them. Probably, it's time to c... | Read More
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Hello, dear chess friends!
Last puzzle was seemingly very hard. But it required more chess analytics than any concrete lines. Black knight was able to stop pawn only on a7. For this purpose it has 3 squares b5, c6 and c8. c6 is never allowed to i... | Read More
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Dear chess friends!
Last puzzle had only 5 pieces on the board but no one could get a correct idea. So, it's time to see a solution. How could it be found? Only be the way of going through all lines, I guess.
Next position has the same piec... | Read More
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Hello, everyone!
Finally, I have seen a correct solution of last puzzle! Congratulations to planterns!
Here it is:
Now, I am to show your next position:
White wins. Good luck!
Solutions is linked here:
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Hello, dear chess friends!
I hope you have found an idea of yesterday's puzzle - first White tries to stalemate himself; then - White blocks Bk in the corner with a positional draw.
White draws! Good luck!
Correct solution is here:
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Hello, dear chess friends!
I am back to chess.com activity after my tournament. A separate post on that issue will be published later. For now I want to demonstrate a solution of the last position and to present a puzzle #31 to your attention. ... | Read More