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Friday Quiz 24.4.26

By Yelena Dembo | April 24, 2026 - 06:37 |April 25, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 23. Rxf7 Nxf7 24. Nxe6 Ncd8 25. Nxd5 Qc6 26. Ndc7+ Kd7 27. d5 Nxe6 28. dxc6+ Kxc6 29. Nxe6 Nxe5 30. Be4+ Kb6 31. Qd4+ 1-0

 

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Thursday Quiz 23.4.26

By Yelena Dembo | April 23, 2026 - 08:03 |April 24, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 22… Be4 23. Rd3 Qe7 24. Rc3 Bxh1 25. Rc7+ Qxc7+ 26. Bxc7 exf2 0-1

 

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Wednesday Quiz 22.4.26

By Yelena Dembo | April 22, 2026 - 07:42 |April 23, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 23. f6 gxh4 24. fxg7 Re5 25. Qh6 h3 26. Bd3 hxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rg5+ 28. Kh1 Rxg7 29. Ne6 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 21.4.26

By Yelena Dembo | April 21, 2026 - 06:04 |April 22, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 19… Nxd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bxc8 Bxc8 22. Rc3 Bg4 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Bxf4 Qb5+ 25. Kg1 Qxd5 26. Bg3 Rg8 27. Qg2 Bf3 28. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Rg5 30. Qh3 Rf5 31. Rd1 Ng5+ 0-1

 

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Monday Quiz 20.4.26

By Yelena Dembo | April 20, 2026 - 05:16 |April 21, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 21. Qh4 fxe3 22. Rf3 e2 23. Kf2 f5 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Qe7 e1=Q+ 26. Kxe1 1-0

 

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