Archive for July, 2014

A cool chess study by Dr Karl Fabel. White has to checkmate in three. Are you ready? Don’t jump to any conclusions, calculate carefully

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LEVEL: Difficult
CATEGORY: Study

White plays and wins. 1927 Study by Leonid Kubbel.

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Let’s get back to some strong and brave chess calculations. This position is from the game Shariyazadanov – Dobrov, Obwert, 2000. White found a nice forcing combination to win this game quickly. You might find a way to win, but what do you think is the strongest continuation for White?

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Here’s a position from the chess game Aronian vs Erik Pedersen. White has a super-strong pawn lodged at g7 protected by the Bishop on e4 which is unfortunately threatened by the Knight on b3. How did White win?
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This is the endgame position from the game between 12th Women’s World Chess Champion and Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk against Valentina Gunina at the 2010 Women’s World Blitz Championship in Moscow, Russia. What do you think happened? Was it a draw?

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LEVEL: Easy
CATEGORY: Middle Game

Black plays and wins. From the game Romieux – Kosteniuk, Paris 2008.

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Chess King chess puzzle pick of the day is a checkmate in four. White to play in this study created by Captain W.D. Evans.

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A tricky checkmate in three for this Chess King study created by Vladimir Nabokov. This chess position featured in Nabokov’s 1970 book that included poems and chess puzzles.

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LEVEL: Intermediate
CATEGORY: Middle Game
From a game DesChapelles – De Labourdonnais, Paris 1836
White plays and wins.

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This cool chess position is from the game Hillarp Persson – Ward, 2004. Of course White has a nice positional hold over the position and could win in a couple of ways. But, what’s the killer move that gave White a cool immediate win? Yes, what’s the magic move for White?
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LEVEL: Easy
CATEGORY: Middle Game
Solution of Christmas Competition Position 2. Taken from a game Paulsen – Morphy, New York 1857. Find Black’s next move.

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Here’s a smart three-minute checkmate in two for you. White plays. Can you solve it?

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Ever worried about too much horsing around in chess? Check this: The chess study is composed by T Salthouse, London Globe, 1911. White to play and checkmate in two. Don’t forget, the composer of this chess study, Salthouse was blind…

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This remarkable chess study is by Henry William Barry who was a violin teacher of Irish descent. He was also the chess study/problem editor of the “American Chess Bulletin” for 25 years. In this study, White to play and checkmate in two!

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A tandem chess game Men (GM Bareev + GM Ponomarev) against women (GM Kosteniuk + IM Skripchenko) played at the Golden Chess Blitz 2005 in Moscow. Commented by Chess Queen™ GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.

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