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Wednesday Quiz 11.6.25

By Yelena Dembo | June 11, 2025 - 07:48 |June 12, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 42. Ne4 e2 43. d6 e1=Q 44. Bxe1 Be5 45. d7 Rxh2+ 46. Kg4 h5+ 47. Kf5 Bc7 48. Bg3 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 10.6.25

By Yelena Dembo | June 10, 2025 - 07:06 |June 11, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 28. e6 fxe6 29. Qe5 Rc8 30. Bxb5 exf5 31. Bxa6 1-0

 

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Monday Quiz 9.6.25

By Yelena Dembo | June 9, 2025 - 05:13 |June 10, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 34… Nhf3 35. Nf2 Qh4+ 36. Kf5 Rf8+ 37. Kg6 Rf6+ 38. Kxf6 Ne4+ 39. Kg6 Qg5# 0-1

 

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Sunday Quiz 8.6.25

By Yelena Dembo | June 8, 2025 - 05:54 |June 9, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 56. b4 cxb4 57. Bb3 Kg5 58. Kd5 1-0

 

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Saturday Quiz 7.6.25

By Yelena Dembo | June 7, 2025 - 04:42 |June 8, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 33. e7+ Qf7 34. Re6 b5 35. Rd8 bxa4 36. Qe3 Bxe7 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. Bxe7 Re8 39. Ka1 a3 40. bxa3 Qf5 41. Qc3 1-0

 

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