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Monday Quiz 10.11.25

By Yelena Dembo | November 10, 2025 - 06:22 |November 11, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 34. Be6 Ke7 35. Bxd7 Bxd7 36. Rh8 Qd3 37. Rf3 Qd5 38. Qxa7 e4 39. Qb8 Qe5+ 40. Rg3 1-0

 

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Sunday Quiz 9.11.25

By Yelena Dembo | November 9, 2025 - 05:43 |November 10, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 23. Be6 Rb8 24. Bxf7 1-0

 

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Saturday Quiz 8.11.25

By Yelena Dembo | November 8, 2025 - 06:41 |November 9, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 26. Nxh7 Nxh7 27. Rxh7 Kxh7 28. Be5 Bd2 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxe7 Rf8 32. dxe6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. e7 Re8 35. Bf6 Bc6 36. e5 Bxa4 37. Re4 Bd7 38. Rh4 a4 39. g4 1-0

 

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Friday Quiz 7.11.25

By Yelena Dembo | November 7, 2025 - 06:25 |November 8, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 29. Nxh7 Re6 30. Rxf7 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Re7 32. Rf8+ 1-0

 

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Thursday Quiz 6.11.25

By Yelena Dembo | November 6, 2025 - 07:37 |November 7, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 23… Rc3 24. bxc3 Qxa5 25. Qe1 Nc4 26. Ka1 Bf8 27. Be6 Bg7 28. Rd3 Qb4 0-1

 

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