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Thursday Quiz 21.8.25

By Yelena Dembo | August 21, 2025 - 06:14 |August 22, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Re6 Rf8 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Rf6+ 1-0

 

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Wednesday Quiz 20.8.25

By Yelena Dembo | August 20, 2025 - 04:54 |August 21, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 21. Qc5 Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Bc6 23. Rd8+ Be8 24. Nd5 Qe5 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Nc7+ 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 19.8.25

By Yelena Dembo | August 19, 2025 - 05:39 |August 20, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 22. Re8 a5 23. Rxc8 1-0

 

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Monday Quiz 18.8.25

By Yelena Dembo | August 18, 2025 - 06:52 |August 19, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 21… Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Qd5 26. Nd2 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxd2 28. h3 Bxa3 29. Qc8+ Bf8 30. Qa8 a5 31. f3 Qb4 0-1

 

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Sunday Quiz 17.8.25

By Yelena Dembo | August 17, 2025 - 05:41 |August 18, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 18. f4 Bxf4 19. Bd5 Bxh6 20. Re8+ Bf8 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Rf1 Qf5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxc8 1-0

 

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