chess endgame – Daily Chess Musings

Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 84

To get the most out of this František Richter endgame study, I suggest acquiring a pencil and paper and then setting a timer for 45 minutes. Your goal is to find the winning line for white by mapping out all of your calculations on paper. Trying to solve a complex endgame study by writing outContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 84”

Chess Position Worth Sharing! 154

While scrolling through Facebook, I noticed one of my favorite chess authors posting an endgame study created by one of my favorite chess composers. In a rather fortunate coincidence, this particular king and pawn endgame study fits nicely into a progression of studies I have been giving students to exercise their calculation skills. (See ChessContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing! 154”

Viewer Requests: Position of the Week 2

1k3r2/p1n4b/1p3r1p/6p1/8/2P2N2/1P1QN1PP/1K6 w – – 0 1 This week’s submission comes from a student in Fremont California and deals with the age old question of which is better, a queen or two rooks. Generally a queen is stronger against uncoordinated rooks and especially so with pawns on both sides of the board. However, in our featureContinueContinue reading “Viewer Requests: Position of the Week 2”