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Friday Quiz 12.12.25

By Yelena Dembo | December 12, 2025 - 05:56 |December 13, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

White to play

The solution is: 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. h5 Kg7 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Ne5 Rf5 18. Nxg6 Bg5+ 19. f4 Nxc4 20. Qh3 Qg8 21. fxg5 Kf7 22. g4 Qxg6 23. gxf5 Qxg5+ 24. Kb1 Ke7 25. Qh8 Kd6 26. Rdg1 Qxf5 27. Qd8+ Bd7 28. Qxa8 Kc7 29. Rh8 Qf6 30. Qb8+ Kb6 31. Qd8+ 1-0

Thursday Quiz 11.12.25

By Yelena Dembo | December 11, 2025 - 05:01 |December 12, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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White to play

The solution is: 25. Nxh7 Rxf4+ 26. Bf3 Qc2+ 27. Kg3 Rxf3+ 28. Kxf3 Qe4+ 29. Kf2 1-0

Wednesday Quiz 10.12.25

By Yelena Dembo | December 10, 2025 - 05:41 |December 11, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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White to play

The solution is: 20. Rxe7+ Kxe7 21. Re1+ Kf8 22. Bf4 g6 23. Qd5 1-0

Tuesday Quiz 9.12.25

By Yelena Dembo | December 9, 2025 - 05:48 |December 10, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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White to play

The solution is: 12. Rxe7 Qxe7 13. Qf3 Kg7 14. Nce4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qe6 16. Bxf6+ Kg8 17. Qf4 1-0

Monday Quiz 8.12.25

By Yelena Dembo | December 8, 2025 - 06:09 |December 9, 2025 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz

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White to play

The solution is: 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxf6+ 1-0

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