Black to move and win material.
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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened…
Black to move and mate in two.
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What is white’s best move?
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What is White’s best move?
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What is black’s best move? (Kantholi Rathnakaran – Sergei Movsesian, 2017 Isle of Man Open)
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How should white continue?
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White just played 25. Ne6?? How should black continue?
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What is white’s best move?
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What is white’s best move?
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What is white’s best move?
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What is black’s best move?
Puzzle Worthy Position 30
“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.
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Black is just one move away from mate. What should white play?
Puzzle Worthy Position 18
Easy puzzle tonight from a fun victory. What is white’s best move? Complete game: [Event “SocialChess”] [Site “Internet”] [Date “2016.05.03”] [Round “-“] [White “Chris Torres”] [Black “okun’ok (1574)”] [Result “1-0”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Nh7 9.ContinueContinue reading “Puzzle Worthy Position 18”
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What is black’s best move?
It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 157
Examine all biffs yet again works. 1…Bf2+! wins a pawn after 2 Qf2 Qc4; so instead 2 Kf2, when 2…Qc5+ 3 Kf1 Ng4! and the threat of 4…Nh2 mate means that White can’t move his Bc4, so that Ne3+ next move captures it. Or 2….Ng4+ is probably stronger, with 3 Kg1 being met by 3…Qc5+ContinueContinue reading “It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 157”
April’s Chess Combination of the Month
This month’s chess combination comes from a nice win I had over “Flash,” the number two ranked player on VelocityChess.com. Each Month I will select one combination that I played in a real game to examine in detail for the benefit of my students and readers. When it is your turn, the first thingContinueContinue reading “April’s Chess Combination of the Month”