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Sunday Quiz 30.4.23

By Yelena Dembo | April 30, 2023 - 06:05 |May 1, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 28… Qd3 29. Nxe5 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 Qxc3 31. Rc1 Qxe5 32. c8=Q Rxc8 33. Rxc8 Qe6 0-1

 

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Saturday Quiz 29.4.23

By Yelena Dembo | April 29, 2023 - 06:15 |April 30, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 1.Qd6 1-0

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Friday Quiz 28.4.23

By Yelena Dembo | April 28, 2023 - 06:51 |April 29, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 34. Be4 fxe4 35. Qd4+ Qf6 36. Qxd5 Qxf3 37. Qb7+ Kf6 38. Rxh2 Qf1+ 39. Ka2 Rxh2 40. a8=Q Qc4+ 41. Qb3 1-0

 

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Thursday Quiz 27.4.23

By Yelena Dembo | April 27, 2023 - 06:37 |April 28, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Re8 Qd8 27. Rxf8+ 1-0

 

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Wednesday Quiz 26.4.23

By Yelena Dembo | April 26, 2023 - 05:38 |April 27, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 36. g4 Nd4 37. Qh3+ Kg8 38. Qh6 1-0

 

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