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Tuesday Quiz 31.12.24

By Yelena Dembo | December 31, 2024 - 05:30 |January 1, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 39. c6+ Nxc6 40. Rc3 Qa4 41. Bb6 1-0

 

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Monday Quiz 30.12.24

By Yelena Dembo | December 30, 2024 - 05:32 |December 31, 2024 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 22. Rxg7+ Bxg7 23. Bxh6 Bh8 24. Qg5 Re5 25. Bg7 1-0

 

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Sunday Quiz 29.12.24

By Yelena Dembo | December 29, 2024 - 06:33 |December 30, 2024 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Nc5+ Kc6 34. Na7+ Kb6 35. Nd7+ Kxa7 36. Nxb8 Kxb8 37. Ke5 Kc7 38. Kxe6 1-0

 

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Saturday Quiz 28.12.24

By Yelena Dembo | December 28, 2024 - 05:36 |December 29, 2024 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 24. a4 Nxa4 25. Qa2 Kh7 26. Rxa4 Rxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. d7 Bd6 29. Rxa7 fxe4 30. Qc2 c5 31. Kf1 Kh8 32. Re1 c4 33. Rxe4 Qb5 34. Qxc4 Qh5 35. Qe2 1-0

 

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Friday Quiz 27.12.24

By Yelena Dembo | December 27, 2024 - 04:45 |December 28, 2024 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Ng5 Bb4 18. Qg6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rh4 Qb5 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Ke2 1-0

 

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