Tonight I showed Werner Springe vs Hans Gebhardt, Munich 1927 to my chess students at Gomes Elementary School in Fremont, California. This game, played by relatively unknown players, is a delightful choice for a chess lesson. In the position below, black has just played pawn to h6 threatening white’s bishop. What is white’s best move?
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Winning Chess Moves: Koltanowski vs. Tholfsen, 1928
GM George Koltanowski, simply known as Kolty to his many friends, was the most passionate chess player I have ever met. He was always sharing his love for chess through his daily San Francisco chess column that ran for over five decades straight. His blindfold simultaneous exhibitions set world records and many new chess fansContinue reading “Winning Chess Moves: Koltanowski vs. Tholfsen, 1928”
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Mentally visualizing possible chess positions while calculating accurately is an essential skill for chess players to possess. Since, the ultimate goal in chess is to checkmate, it therefore makes sense to incorporate checkmating puzzles into chess visualization training. A good training puzzle for this purpose should challenge the solver’s ability to properly visualize the squaresContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 139”
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I used this position in a chess class today. What is black’s best move?
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White to move and draw (Gorgiev, 1936.)
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Tonight’s puzzle comes from Hikaru Nakamura vs. Robert Lee Hess, 2012 US Championship in St Louis. GM Robert Hess has just played move 30… Kh8. What did GM Nakamura play for white’s 31st move? What is white’s best move?
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White to move and win. (Hint: Bishop domination is the key strategy.)
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This one is really not as hard as it looks. White to move and mate in 6 (Wilhelm Ropke, 1942.)
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White to move and draw (D. Lolly, 1763).
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White to move and mate in 3.
Benko’s Great Sacrifice
Chess has a rich history full of stories that I share with my students to add extra colour to our lesson material. Below is the tale of Pal Benko’s incredible life’s journey and his great sacrifice which allowed Bobby Fischer to make history. Pal Benko was born while his Hungarian parents were vacationing in Amiens,Continue reading “Benko’s Great Sacrifice”
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My opponent just captured my rook on e8 with his knight. Black to move and mate in 2.
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Hikaru Nakamura just defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to win the London Chess Classic. Can you spot Nakamura’s final move? White to move and win.
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A well placed knight can be quite lethal. Black to move and mate in 5. Get a free introductory lesson ($40 value) when you work with Chris Torres on Wyzant. Claim your free lesson today by clicking this link: https://is.gd/u5bIVd
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White to move and win (puzzle by Emanuel Lasker, Chess World Champion from 1894-1921).
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Here there is only one move that leads to victory (provided of course that white plays all the correct moves afterward).
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White to move and mate in 2.
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White to move and mate in 10.
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White resigned here. How should he have continued in order to play for the win? Game: Timothy J Upton – Constantin Vogel, European Club Cup, Antalya 10/14/2017
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What is black’s best move?