White to play and mate in 5 moves.
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Black to play and mate in two moves.
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White to move and mate in 3.
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Black to move and mate in 4.
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What is black's best move?
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What is black's best move?
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Black to move and mate in 3.
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White to move and mate in 4!
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White to move and mate in two.
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Black to move and mate in 4
More Fighting Chess from the 2016 Chess Olympiad
Today's featured game from the 2016 Chess Olympiad includes an attack straight out of a chess hustler's playbook which leads to a victory in just 27 moves. Hats off to Bader Al-Hajiri (Kuwait) and Rodwell Makoto (Zimbabwe) for playing such an entertaining game. Enjoy... [Event "Chess Olympiad"] [Site "Baku, Azerbaijan"] [Date "2016.9.5"] [Round "4"]Continue reading "More Fighting Chess from the 2016 Chess Olympiad"
Hidden Gems Abound at the 2016 Chess Olympiads
One of my favorite hobbies is treasure hunting for beautifully instructive chess games during the annual Chess Olympiads. With more than 180 countries each sending their best male and female teams to compete in one event, the Chess Olympiads is a veritable mother load of chess gems. For hunting these chess treasures, I follow alongContinue reading "Hidden Gems Abound at the 2016 Chess Olympiads"
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Sometimes a draw feels better than a win!
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"Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response." - Amos Bronson Alcott After much deliberation, I chose Bxd5! After which, my opponent's rook gobbled up my queen.
Ask A Kid: Chess And Management For Non-Chess Players
From The Huffington Post: Can you imagine a 10 year old, looking through billions of possibilities to come up with the exact 4-5 scenarios of crucial decision making? It certainly seems to be taken from a movie set in the future or it can very well be the case of an IT engineer analyzing petabytesContinue reading "Ask A Kid: Chess And Management For Non-Chess Players "
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Black to move.