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Friday Quiz 9.5.25

By Yelena Dembo | May 9, 2025 - 06:45 |May 10, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 18… Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxd4+ 21. Nf2 Qh4 22. Rc2 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qg5+ 24. Bg2 Rxe4 25. Kf1 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxe1+ 27. Ne4 Bxe4+ 28. Kg3 Rg1+ 0-1

 

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Thursday Quiz 8.5.25

By Yelena Dembo | May 8, 2025 - 07:40 |May 9, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 33. Bxh6 gxh6 34. Qe3 Rg7 35. Rf7 Rxg6 36. Rxe7 Rf6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Qg3+ Rg6 39. Qe5+ 1-0

 

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Wednesday Quiz 7.5.25

By Yelena Dembo | May 7, 2025 - 06:33 |May 8, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. g7 Be7 31. Rxh6 Nf7 32. Qg6 Nxh6 33. Qxh6 Bf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. g8=Q+ Rxg8 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Re1+ 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 6.5.25

By Yelena Dembo | May 6, 2025 - 05:08 |May 7, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 f5 17. gxf6 Rxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ 1-0

 

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Monday Quiz 5.5.25

By Yelena Dembo | May 5, 2025 - 06:19 |May 6, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qf3 1-0

 

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