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Wednesday Quiz 15.10.25

By Yelena Dembo | October 15, 2025 - 06:55 |October 16, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 27. Nxc4 dxc4 28. Qa4 Rc7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. Qa8+ Nb8 31. Qxb8+ Kd7 32. Qxb6 1-0

 

Tagged calculation, creativity, imagination, improvement, middlegame, puzzle, Quiz, sacrifices, Tactics, visualization

Tuesday Quiz 14.10.25

By Yelena Dembo | October 14, 2025 - 06:39 |October 15, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 27… Nd4 28. Nh6+ gxh6 29. Qg4+ Bg5 30. Rxg5+ hxg5 31. Qxg5+ Kh8 32. cxd5 Rg8 33. Qf6+ Rg7 34. Rd1 Ne2+ 35. Kh1 Qxd5 0-1

 

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Monday Quiz 13.10.25

By Yelena Dembo | October 13, 2025 - 07:25 |October 14, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 25… Nd4 26. exd4 Rh6 27. Rg1 Nf4 28. Rg4 Qh5 29. h4 Qxh4+ 30. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 31. Kg1 Rd6 0-1

 

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Sunday Quiz 12.10.25

By Yelena Dembo | October 12, 2025 - 07:04 |October 13, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 34. Nce6 fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Ra7+ Bg7 37. Rc5 Be8 38. Rxe5 Qxf4 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qe7+ Qf7 41. Rg5+ 1-0

 

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Saturday Quiz 11.10.25

By Yelena Dembo | October 11, 2025 - 06:36 |October 12, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 30. Nce6+ fxe6 31. Rc7+ Qxc7 32. Nxe6+ Kh7 33. Nxc7 d4 34. Qd2 Be7 35. fxe5 1-0

 

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