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Igor Sukhin
Chess CampVolume 3: Checkmates with Many Pieces
2010 Igor SukhinAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.
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Editor: Jorge Amador Typesetting: Frisco Del RosarioCover Design: Al DianovFirst English edition 0 987654321
Contents Note for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and Trainers ........................................................................ 5
Mate in One in the OpeningApproaching the Opening ............................................................................................................... 7
Silly Games ......................................................................................................................................13
Open Games ...................................................................................................................................17
Semi-Open Games ...........................................................................................................................40
Closed Games ................................................................................................................................ 49
Mate in One in the MiddlegamePins .................................................................................................................................................55
Silly Pin Positions ............................................................................................................................57
Double Check .................................................................................................................................58
Discovered Check ...........................................................................................................................60
Attacking the Kingside Castled Position ..........................................................................................62
Attacking the Queenside Castled Position ......................................................................................63
Attacking an Uncastled King ...........................................................................................................64
Checkmate as a Defense from Check ..............................................................................................65
Checkmate as a Defense from Double Check .................................................................................66
Pairs of Positions ............................................................................................................................67
Mate in One in the EndingPawn Endings ..................................................................................................................................72
Minor-Piece Endings ......................................................................................................................74
Major-Piece Endings .......................................................................................................................87
Pairs of Positions ............................................................................................................................92
Chess AestheticsAll the Pieces on the Same Diagonal ............................................................................................ 100
All the Pieces on the Same File .................................................................................................... 102
All the Pieces on the Same Rank .................................................................................................. 105
Solutions ................................................................................................................................. 110
5Note for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and Trainers
By solving the problems in the first volume of this series, students reinforced their basic knowledge of the rules of the game and got a feel for the relative strengths of the pieces. By solving the problems in the second collection, students acquired their first skills at checkmating the king, and learned to quickly give mate in one in simple positional setups.
With the problems in the third collection, we aim to: 1) help students to see patterns in multi-piece positions in the opening and the middlegame; 2) teach students to use important tactical tools such as pins, discovered checks, and double checks to deliver mate; 3) familiarize them with the typical mating scenarios that arise no later than the 16th move of the game in various chess openings primarily in those that beginners play at first (mainly the open and half-open games); 4) teach them to develop a feel for the smallest changes in the position of the pieces (to this end, we offer pairs of middlegame and endgame situations in which a slight difference in the initial position leads to different mechanisms for achieving mate); and 5) provide practice in giving mate in six- and seven-piece pawn, minor-piece and major-piece endings.
Mate-in-one problems are still an underestimated theme in the training of novice chessplayers. The inability to quickly find an opportunity to give mate in one in any position has a negative effect on a players development. The majority of modern games end with both players short on time (in time trouble), and in those conditions the one whose skill at giving mate in one has become automatic enjoys a serious advantage. But not knowing just one of the typical mating setups, or being unable to see it in a complicated piece arrangement, often leads to defeat even for the experienced player.
7Mate in One in the OpeningApproaching the Opening
Two Pieces Against a Whole ArmyWhite to move: Black has all of his troops on the board, and aside from the king, White has just
one piece. But this piece turns out to be stronger than the whole enemy army.w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgn4]0p0p0wdp] 0p0p0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw0p0]dwdwdp0w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdQIwdw] dBdwIwdw]ww ww 1 2w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgw4]0p0p0wdp] 0p0phpdp]wdwdw0wd] wdwdpdpd]dwdwdw0w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdNdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdBIwdw] dwdwIwdw]ww ww 3 4w________w w________wrhb1kgw4] rhb1kgn4]0pdphp0p] 0p0p0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdpd]dw0w0Ndw] dwdwdpdp]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIw!w]ww ww 5 6
8Two Pieces Against a Whole ArmyBlack to move.
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9Three Pieces Against a Whole ArmyWhite to move: Besides the king, White only has two pieces, and Black has his whole army frozen
in its starting position. White mates him, and there are two ways to do it in each position.w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgn4]0p0p0p0p] 0p0p0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdQ] dwdwdwdw]wdBdwdwd] wdBdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdQdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]ww ww 13 14w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgn4]0p0p0p0p] 0p0p0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdPdPd]dwdQdwdB] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]ww ww 15 16w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgn4]0p0p0p0p] 0p0p0p0p]wdwdwdPd] wdwdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdB]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdQdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]ww ww 17 18
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Three Pieces Against a Whole ArmyBlack to move.
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Strength in NumbersWhite to move: All of Whites pieces are still on their starting squares.
How to win in one move?w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]4bdwdwdw] 4wdwdwdw]kdwdwdwd] kgwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)P)P)] P)P)P)P)]$NGQIBHR] $NGQIBHR]ww ww 25 26w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]4wdwdwdw] dwdwdwdn]k4wdwdwd] wdwdwdni]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)P)P)] P)P)P)P)]$NGQIBHR] $NGQIBHR]ww ww 27 28w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdw4q] dwdwdrdw]wdwdwdpi] wdwdbird]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)P)P)] P)P)P)P)]$NGQIBHR] $NGQIBHR]ww ww 29 30
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Strength in NumbersBlack to move.
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Silly GamesCatastrophe on Move 3
Black to move.w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rhb1kdn4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0pdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwgpdwd]dwdw0w1w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdw)] Pdwdwdw)]dwHwdPdw] dwdwdPdw]P)P)PdPd] w)P)PdPd]$wGQIBHR] $NGQIBHR]Ww ww 37 38w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rdb1kgn4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0p0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwhwdwdw]wdwdPdw1] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwdw)wdw]P)P)K)P)] P)w)N)P)]$NGQdBdR] $NGQIBdR]Ww ww 39 40w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rhbdkgn4]0pdp0p0p] 0p0pdp0p]w1pdwdwd] wdwdpdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdw1w]wdw)wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw!Pdwdw]P)PIP)P)] P)PdP)P)]$NGw!BHR] $NGwIBHR]Ww ww 41 42
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Catastrophe on Move 3White to move.
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Catastrophe on Move 3Black to move: For some reason, Whites king has come out to the third rank. Punish him!
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CopycatsWhite to move: Black wants to draw the game by copying Whites moves. Punish him!
w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rhbdkgn4]0p0w0p0p] 0pdp0p0p]wdwdwdw1] wdQdwdwd]dwdpdwdw] dw0wdwdw]wdw)wdwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdwdQ] dw1wdwdw]P)PdP)P)] P)w)P)P)]$NGwIBHR] $NGwIBHR]Ww ww 55 56w________w w________wrhb1win4] rdb1kgw4]0p0wdp0p] 0pdphp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dBdw)wdw] dN0w0wdw]wgwdpdwd] whPdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)w)N)P)]$NGQdKHR] $wGQIBdR]Ww ww 57 58w________w w________wrhb1kgw4] rhb1kdw4]0p0p0wdp] 0p0p0pdw]wdwdw)wd] wdwdwdpd]dwdwHwdw] dwdndw)w]wdwdndwd] wdwHwdpd]dwdwdpdw] dwdwdw)w]P)P)Pdw)] P)P)P)wd]$NGQIBdR] $NGQIwdR]Ww ww 59 60
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Open GamesThe Opening Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
White to move.w________w w________wrhb1wgn4] rdb1kgw4]0p0pip0p] 0p0pdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdndwhwd]dwdw0wdQ] dwdw0wdQ]wdwdPdwd] wdBdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIBHR] $NGwIwHR]Ww ww 61 62w________w w________wrdbiwgn4] rdb1wgw4]0p0pdQdp] 0p0wiB0p]wdndwdpd] wdw0wdwh]dwdw0wdw] dwdwHwdQ]wdBdPdw1] wdwhPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIwHR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 63 64w________w w________wrdb1wgw4] rdb1wdn4]0w0pdQ0p] 0w0pgQ0p]wdndwhwi] wdndwdwi]dwdw0wdw] dwdw0wdw]wGBdPdP)] wGBdPdP)]dPdwdwdw] dPdwdwdw]PdP)w)wd] PdP)w)wd]$NdwIwHR] $NdwIwHR]Ww ww 65 66
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The Opening Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5Black to move.
w________w w________wrhbdkdn4] rdw1kgw4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwhwd]dwgN0wdQ] dwdp0wdw]wdwdPdwd] whwdPdbd]dwdwdwdw] dwHwdw!N]P)P)w1P)] P)P)w)P)]$wGKdBHR] $wGwIBdR]Ww ww 67 68w________w w________wrhbdkdw4] rhbdkdw4]0p0p1pdp] 0p0p1pdp]wdwdwgw!] wdwdwgwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdndwd] wdwdwdQd]dwdwdwdw] dwhwdNdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)B)P)]$NGKdBHR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 69 70w________w w________wrhb1rdkd] rdbdkgw4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0pdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwh]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdQ]wgw)wdwd] wdBhwdwd]dwdQdwdw] dwdwdNdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)q)w)P)]$NGKdBHR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 71 72
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Kings Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4White to move.
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Kings Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4Black to move.
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Center Game
1. e4 e5 2. d4White to move.
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Danish Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3White to move.
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Bishops Opening
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4White to move.
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Vienna Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3White to move.
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Vienna Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3Black to move.
w________w w________wrdbdkdn4] rdbdkdw4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdndwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwgwdwdw] dwdpdPdw]wdBdPdwd] wdwhndwH]dwHwdNdK] dwHKdwdP]P)P)w1w)] P)P)wgPd]$wGQdwdR] $wGQdBdR]Ww ww 109 110w________w w________wrdbdkdw4] wdkdwdw4]0p0wdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdw0wdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdwhwdw] Gwdw0wdw]wdBdPdw1] wgbdNdwd]dwHPdw)w] )wdrdQdw]P)PdQ$wd] w)wdw)P)]$wGwdKdw] $wdwdKHR]Ww ww 111 112w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdbGrdkd]0p0wdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdw0wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdB0wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdP)w1] w)wdndwd]dwdPdPdP] )w)PdPdw]P)P!bdwd] wdwdBgw)]$wGwdwIR] $wdQdKdR]Ww ww 113 114
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Damianos Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1wgn4] rhbdwin!]0pdpiw0p] 0p0p1wdw]wdpdwdwd] wdwdw0pd]dwdw0wdQ] dwgwdwdw]wdBdPdwd] wdBdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 115 116w________w w________wrhw1wgn4] rhb1wgw4]0b0wdw0w] 0p0pdwdp]wdwdwdk0] wdwdwhwi]dwdw!wdw] dwdwdQ0w]wdwdPdw)] wdB)Pdw)]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)Pd] P)Pdw)Pd]$NGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 117 118w________w w________wrhb1wdn4] rhb1wgn4]0p0pgwip] 0p0pdQdp]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwi]dwdwdQ)w] dwdwdw0w]wdB)Pdwd] wdB)Pdw)]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)Pd] P)Pdw)Pd]$NGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 119 120
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Latvian Gambit
1. e4 5 2. Nf3 f5White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1wgn4] rhb1wgn4]0p0wiw0p] 0p0pdQ0p]wdw0wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwHpdQ] dwdwdwdw]wdwdPdwd] wdNipdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NGwIBdR] $NGwIBdR]Ww ww 121 122w________w w________wrhw1wgn4] rhb1wdrd]0p0wdk0w] 0w0wdQ0p]wdwdbdpd] wdwiwdwd]dwdB!wdw] dpdpHwdw]wdwdpdwd] wdw)pdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NGwIwdR] $wdwIwdR]Ww ww 123 124w________w w________wrhbdqdw4] rdw1win4]0pdkdwdp] 0pHngw0p]wdw0w0wd] wdwHbdwd]dwdQdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdpdwd] wdw)pdwd]GPdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]PdP)w)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NdwIwdR] $wGwIBdR]Ww ww 125 126
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Latvian Gambit
1. e4 5 2. Nf3 f5Black to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kHwd] rdbdkdwd]0p0pdwdQ] 0p0p1wdN]wdndwdwd] wdndwhw!]dwdwdpdw] dwdwdpdw]wdwdrdnd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)r)P)]$NGKdBdR] $NGwdKdR]Ww ww 127 128w________w w________wQdwdwdwd] rdbdkHwd]0p0k1wdw] 0p0pdwdp]wdpdwdpd] wdwdwhw!]dwdwdbdw] dwdwdpdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwhqdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdPdwdw]P)P)wgP)] P)PdB)P)]$NGKdwdR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 129 130w________w w________wrdbdkHwd] rdbdkHwd]0p0pdw!p] 0p0pdw!p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdpdw] dwdwdpdw]wdwdwhnd] wdwdwhnd]dwdwdPdw] dwdwdPdw]P)P)qdP)] P)P)qdP)]$wGwdRIw] $wGwdw$K]Ww ww 131 132
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Philidors Defense
1. 4 5 2. Nf3 d6White to move.
w________w w________wrdw1wgn4] rdw1wgw4]0p0wiB0p] 0p0niB0p]wdn0wdwd] wdwdwhwd]dwdwHwdw] dwdw0wdw]wdwdPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwHwdwdw] dQdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wGbIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 133 134w________w w________wrdwiwgw4] rdb1wdn4]0w0whp0p] 0p0ngw0p]w0wHw1wd] wdw0wiwd]dwhw0wdw] dwdQdwdw]QdBdPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwdwdwdP] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)Pd] P)P)w)P)]$wGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 135 136w________w w________wrhb1wdk4] rdw1wgw4]0p0wdn0p] 0p0bdB0p]wdwdPdwd] wdn0wdwd]dwdpdwHw] dwdNdpdw]wdwdpdwd] wdwdkdwd]Gw)wdwdw] dwdwdNdw]PdPdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdwIBdR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 137 138
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Petroffs Defense
1. e4 5 2. Nf3 Nf6White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kdw4] rhb1w4wi]0p0pdp0p] 0p0pdB0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwgwHwdQ] dwgwHwdQ]wdwdndwd] wdwdndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIBdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 139 140w________w w________wrhbdwgw4] rdbdkgw4]0p0wiB0p] 0p0ndw0p]wdw0wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwHwdw] dwdwdwGw]wdw1wdwd] wdB0qdwd]dw)wdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)PdwdP)]$wGwIwdR] $NdwdRIw]Ww ww 141 142w________w w________wrdbiwgw4] rdbiwgw4]0p0ndB0p] 0p0wdB0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw$wd]dwdwdw1w] dwdwdwGw]wdw0Qdwd] wdw0qdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)PdwdP)] P)PdwdP)]$NdwdRIw] $NdwdwIw]Ww ww 143 144
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Scotch Game
1. 4 5 2. Nf3 N6 3. d4White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kgw4] rdb1kdw4]0p0phpdp] 0p0pdpdp]wdndwdpd] wdndwdpd]dwdNdwGw] dwdndwGw]wdwHPdwd] wdw!Pdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdQIBHR] $wdwIBdR]Ww ww 145 146w________w w________wrdb1wiw4] rdwdkdw4]0p0phpdp] 0b0pgp0p]wdwdwHpd] w0wdwdwd]dwdwdwGw] dwdw!wGw]wdwhPdwd] wdBdPdn1]dwdwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdwIBdR] $wdwdRIw]Ww ww 147 148w________w w________wrdb1riwd] rdb1riwd]0p0pgw0p] 0p0pdw0p]wdndwdwH] wdndwdwH]dwdQdwhw] dwdQdwgw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdndwd]dwHwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdwIwdR] $wdwIwdR]Ww ww 149 150
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Gring Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kdn4] rdb1wdn4]0p0pgp0p] 0p0kgQ0p]wdndwdwd] wdn0wdwd]dwdQdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdBdPdwd] wdBdPdwd]dwdwdNdw] dw0wdNdw]P0wdw)P)] P)wdw)P)]$NGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 151 152w________w w________wrdb1w4kd] rdb1wdn4]0p0whp0p] 0p0pdw0w]wdndwdwd] wdndwdk0]dwdpdwHQ] dwgQdwdw]wdBdPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwHwdwdw] dwHwdNdw]P)wdw)P)] P)wdw)P)]$wGwIwdR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 153 154w________w w________wrdbdkdw4] wdk4wgw4]0p0php0p] !p0qdp0p]wdwdndwd] wdwdwdwd]dw!wdwGw] dwdnhwdw]wdBdPdwd] wdwdwdbd]dw1wdNdw] dwHwGwdw]Pdwdw)P)] P)wdB)P)]$wdwdRIw] $wdwIwdR]Ww ww 155 156
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Ponzianis Opening
1. 4 5 2. Nf3 N6 3. c3White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1wgw4] rhbiwgw4]0p0wiB0p] 0p0wdw0p]wdw0wdwd] wdw0wdwd]dwdPHwdw] dBdPHp1w]wdwdwdwd] wdwdQdwd]dw)wdwdw] dw)wdwdw]P)wdwhP)] P)wdw)P)]$NGQIwdR] $NdwIwdR]Ww ww 157 158w________w w________wrhbiwgw4] rdbdwgw4]0p0w1w0p] 0p0pdB0p]wdw0wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dBdPHwGw] dwiPdw1w]wdwdpdwd] wdNdwdwd]dw)wdwdw] Hw)wdwdw]P)wdw)P)] P)wdwdP)]$NdwIwdR] $wdnIwdR]Ww ww 159 160w________w w________wrdb1wgw4] rdwdwgw4]0p0pdB0p] 0p0bdk0p]wdwdwdwd] qdndwdnd]dwiPdwGw] dwdwdpGw]wdNdwdwd] wdN)pdwd]Hw)wdwdw] dQ)wdwdw]PhwdwdP)] P)wdw)P)]$wdwIwdR] $NdwdRIw]Ww ww 161 162
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Two Knights Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6Black to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kdw4] wdw4kgw4]0pdwdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdpdwdwd] wdwdbdwd]dBdpdwdw] dwdw!wdw]wdwdndw1] wdpdNdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwdwdwdw]P)PdwgP)] P)Pdw)P)]$NGQdwdK] $wGwdwIw]Ww ww 163 164w________w w________wrdbHkdw4] wdk4wgw4]dw0pdw0p] 0b0wdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]0phw0wdw] dBdw0wdw]wdwgwdwd] wdw)whwd]IBdwdwdw] dwdwdwHP]P)P)QdP)] P)w)w)w)]$NGwdwdR] $NGQdRIw]Ww ww 165 166w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdwdkgw4]0p0wdNdp] 0p0wdw0p]wdndKdpd] wdwdwdwd]dwdB0wdw] dwdw0wHw]wdwdwdw1] wdwhwdbd]dwdwdwdw] dBHPhwdw]P)P)wdw)] P)P!w)w)]$NGw!wdR] $wGwIRdw]Ww ww 167 168
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Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1w4kd] rdbdq4kd]0p0phpdp] 0p0phN0w]wdndwdpd] wdndwdwd]dwgw0wHQ] dwgw0wdQ]wdBdPdwd] wdBdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwdRIw] $NGwdRIw]Ww ww 169 170w________w w________wrdbdwdkd] rdbdQdw4]0p0wdrdp] 0p0whw1p]wdn0w1N!] wgn0kdwd]dwgw0pdw] dwdw0wGw]wdBdPdwd] wdw)Pdwd]dwdPdwdw] dw)wdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)wdw)P)]$wdwIwdR] $NdwdRIw]Ww ww 171 172w________w w________wrdwdw4wi] rdb1wdw$]0p0qHpdp] 0p0pdB0w]wdw0wdwd] wdniwdPd]dwgw0w!w] dwgNHwdw]wdBhPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwdPdbdw] dwdPdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)PdwdPd]$wdwdRIw] $wdnIwdw]Ww ww 173 174
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Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5Black to move.
w________w w________wrhbdw4kd] rdbhw4kd]0p0pdp0p] 0p0wGw0p]wdwdwdwd] wdw0wdwd]dwgwdwdw] dwdP0wdw]wdBdPdnd] wdwdndwH]dwdwdwdw] dw)wdwdP]P)wdwdP)] P)wdBgPd]$NGQ$wHK] $wdQdKdR]Ww ww 175 176w________w w________wQdwdwdwd] rdwdkdwd]0p0wdkdp] 0p0wdpdp]wdw0wdpd] wdw0wdwd]dwdwdbdw] dwgw0p4w]wdwdPdnd] wdBdPdwd]dw)wdwdP] dwdPdPdw]P)w)wgwd] P)Pdw)b)]$NGwdRdK] $wdQdRIw]Ww ww 177 178w________w w________wrdwHkdwd] rdwHkdw4]dp0wdw0w] 0p0wdwdw]pdn0wdwd] wdw0whwd]dwdw0wdw] dwgw0w!w]wdBdndwd] wdBdPdwd])wHPdwdw] dwHPdb0w]w)PdKgPd] P)Pdw)w)]$wGQdwdr] $wdwdRIw]Ww ww 179 180
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Evans Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kdw4] rdbiwdn4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0pdQ0p]wgndwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwhQ)wdw] hPdwdwdw]wdBdwdwd] wdBdPdwd]dw)wdNdw] dwdwdwdw]Pdwdw)P)] P1P)wIP)]$NGwdRIw] $NdwdwdR]Ww ww 181 182w________w w________wrdb1kdw4] rdb$niw4]0p0Ndp0p] 0p0whB0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd])Bdwdwdw] gwdw0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdPdqd]Gwdwdwdw] GQ)wdNdw]wdP)nhP)] Pdwdw)P)]$NdwIwdR] $NdwdwIw]Ww ww 183 184w________w w________wrdbdwin4] rdbiwdn4]0p0wdw0p] 0p0wdQ0p]wdw0w1pd] wgndwdwd]gwdwdwdw] dwdwHw1w]QdBdwdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw)wdwdw]Pdpdw)P)] Pdwdw)P)]$NGw$wIw] $NdwdRIw]Ww ww 185 186
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Ruy Lpez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5White to move.
w________w w________wrdwdkgn4] rdb1kdw4]0b0pdp0p] 0p0p)p0p]w0wdwdwd] wgwdwdwd]dBdw1wdw] dBdwdwGw]wdwdPdwd] wdwdwdwd]dw)wdwdw] dwdwdNdw]P)wdw)P)] PdwdQ)P)]$NGQIwdR] 1NdwIwdR]Ww ww 187 188w________w w________wrdw1kgw4] rdb1kgw4]db0wdp0p] dw0phwdw]pdwdwhwd] pdndw)w0]dwdpdwdw] dpdwdwdp]wdwdwdwd] wdwHwdwd]dwdwdpdw] dBdwdwdw]P)PdB)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NGQ$wIw] $NGwdRIw]Ww ww 189 190w________w w________wrdwdQgn4] rdbiwdw4]dp0wdw0p] dw0wdp0p]pdBiwdwd] p0BdPdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdqdpdwd] wdw1wdwd]dwHwGwdw] Gw)wdwdw]P)wdw)P)] PdPdw)P)]dwdbIwdR] $wdwIwdR]Ww ww 191 192
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Ruy Lpez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5Black to move.
w________w w________wrdwdkgn4] rdwdw4kd]dp0wdp0q] dp0wdp0p]pdpdwdwd] pdpdwdwd]dwdwdwGw] dwgw)wdw]wdwdPdNd] wdwdwdPd]dwdPdwdw] dw)wdwdw]P)Pdw)Pd] P)w)w1Pd]$NdQdRIw] $NGQdwdK]Ww ww 193 194w________w w________wrdwdkgw4] rdwdkdw4]dp0wdp0w] 0p0wdp0p]pdpdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0w!w] dwgB)w1w]wdwdPhwd] wdwdwdPd]dwdPGwdw] dwdpdw)w]P)PHw)Pd] P)P)wdPd]$wdwdRIw] $NGQdRdK]Ww ww 195 196w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdwdkgw4]0p0wdp0w] db0pdp0p]wdwdwdwd] pdwdwdwd]dwgp)R1p] dpdw)Ndw]wdwdwdPd] wdwdwhwd]dBdpdw)w] dPdwdwdP]P)P)wdPd] w)Pdw)w)]$NGwdQdK] $NGQdRIw]Ww ww 197 198
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Semi-Open GamesScandinavian Defense 1. e4 d5
White to move.w________w w________wrdwdkgn4] rdwdkgn4]0p)q0p0p] 0Pdq0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dBdwHwdw] dBdwHwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwHwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)bdw)P)] P)bdw)P)]$wGwIwdR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 199 200w________w w________wrhw1kgw4] rhw1kgw4]0b0w0p0p] 0bdn0p0p]whw)wdwd] wdw0wdwd]dNdwdwdw] dNdwdwdw]B0wdwdwd] B0wdwdwd]dwdwdPdw] dwdwdPdw]P)P)QdP)] P)P)QdP)]$wGwIwHR] $wGwIwHR]Ww ww 201 202w________w w________wrdw1wgw4] rdb1ngw4]0pdndk0w] dw0k0p0p]wdpdphpd] pdpdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dNdPdwdw]wdw)wdwd] wdwHwdPd]dwHwdwdw] dwdwdPdw]P)PdQ)P)] P)P)wdw)]$wGw$wIw] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 203 204
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Scandinavian Defense
1. e4 d5Black to move.
w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rdbGw4kd]0p0w0p0p] 0pdwdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdqdwdw] dwdw0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdPdndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdPdwdw]P)P)K)P)] P)wdKgP)]$NGQdBHR] $wdQdBHR]Ww ww 205 206w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] wdwkwgn4]0p0qdp0p] 0pHwdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwGbdw] dwdwGwdw]wgPdndwd] wdwhwdwd])wHwdQdw] dwdwdwdw]w)wdN)P)] P)bdw)P)]$wdwIBdR] $wdwIBdR]Ww ww 207 208w________w w________wwdkdwdw4] rdwdkdw4]0p0wdp0p] 0pdwdp!p]whwdbdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw)wdw] dwdw0bdw]whPdwGwd] wgPdw)wd]gPdwdwdw] dwdqdwdw]PdwdN)P)] P)n)wIP)]$KdNdBdR] $NGwdBHR]Ww ww 209 210
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Alekhines Defense
1. e4 Nf6White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kgw4] rhbdwgk4]0p0n0wdw] 0p0w0q0w]wdwdpdpd] whw0Pdw0]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwHw]wdw0wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwHBdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$wGwIwHR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 211 212w________w w________wrdb1wgw4] rhwdkgw4]0p0k0B0p] 0Qdw0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdpdwhwd]dwhw0wGw] dwdwHwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdw)wdwd]dQ)wdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)wdw)P)] P)Pdw)q)]$wdwIwHR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 213 214w________w w________wrhb1wgw4] rhbdw$wd]0p0piw0w] 0p0piw0w]wdwdpdBd] wdwdpdBd]dwdw)ndw] dwdw)n1w]wdP)wdwd] wdP)wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)wdw)Pd] P)wdw)Pd]$NGwIwHR] $NdwIwHw]Ww ww 215 216
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Alekhines Defense
1. e4 Nf6Black to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kgw4] rhb1kgw4]0p0p0p0p] 0p0p0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw)wdw] dwdw)wdw]wdPdwhwd] whwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw)wdwdw]P)w)N)P)] P)w)N)P)]$NGQIBdR] $NGQIBdR]Ww ww 217 218w________w w________wrdbGkdw4] rdwdkgw4]0pdwdp0p] 0p0w0p0p]wdndwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwdNdwdw]wdwdndwd] wdwdwdbd]dwdPdwdw] dwdwdn)w]P)PdKgP)] P)P)N)w)]$wdQdBHR] $wGQdKdR]Ww ww 219 220w________w w________wrdwdkgw4] rdwdkgw4]0p0w0p0p] 0p0w0p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdqdwdw] dwdNdwhw]wdwdwdbd] wdwdwdwd]dwHwdw)w] dwdwdb)w]P)P)N)w)] P)P)N)w)]$wGQhRIw] $wGQdRIw]Ww ww 221 222
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French Defense
1. e4 e6White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1kgw4] rdb1kgw4]0p0nhpdp] 0pdnhp0p]wdwdpdpd] wdpdpdwd]dBdwdwdQ] dBdwdwdQ]wdw)Ndwd] wdw)Ndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wGwIwHR] $wGwIwHR]Ww ww 223 224w________w w________wrdbdkdn4] rhb1w4wd]dpdndp!p] 0pdwhp0w]pdwdp1wG] wdwdpdwi]dB)pdwdw] dw0p)wHw]wdwdwdwd] wgw)wdwd]dw)wdwdw] dwHQdwdw]PdPdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdwIwHR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 225 226w________w w________wrhb1w4wd] rhb1w4wd]0pdwhp0w] 0pdwhp0w]wdwdpdwd] wdwdpdkd]dw0p)wHw] dw0p)wHw]wgw)wdkd] wgw)wdwd]dwHQdwdw] dwHwdwdQ]P)Pdw)w)] P)Pdw)P)]$wGwIwdR] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 227 228
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French Defense
1. e4 e6Black to move.
w________w w________wrhbdkgn4] rhbdkdn4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdwdpdwd] wdwgwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdpdwdw]wdwdPdw1] wdw)wdw1]dwdwdNdw] dwdBdwdw]P)P)K)P)] P)PdN)P)]$NGQdBdR] $NGQdRIw]Ww ww 229 230w________w w________wrdb1kdn4] rdbdqdk4]0p0wdp!p] 0pHngw0p]wdwdpdwd] wdwdwhwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdpdwd] wdw)wdwd])wHwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]w)ndK)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wGwdBdR] $wGQIBdR]Ww ww 231 232w________w w________wrdwdw4kd] rdwdw4kd]0p1bdw0p] 0p1bdw0p]wdndpdwd] wdndpdwd]dwdpdwdw] dwdpdwdw]wdp)wdnd] wdp)wdnd])w)wdwdP] )w)wdNdP]w)wHw)PH] w)wHw)Pg]$wGQ$BIw] $wGQ$BdK]Ww ww 233 234
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Caro-Kann Defense
1. e4 c6White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kgw4] rhw1kgw4]0pdw0pdp] 0pdb0p0p]wdpdwhpd] wdpdwhwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdw)Ndwd] wdw)Ndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)PdQ)P)] P)PdQ)P)]$wGwIBHR] $wGwIBHR]Ww ww 235 236w________w w________wrdb1kgn4] rhbdwgw4]0pdn0wdw] 0piwdp0p]wdpdpdp0] wdpdwdwd]dwdwdwdQ] dwdw1wGw]wdw)wdwd] wdwdndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wGwIBHR] dwIRdBHR]Ww ww 237 238w________w w________wrdb1rdwd] rdk1wgn4]0pdngkdp] 0wdn0w0p]wdpdw0pG] wdpdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0wdwdw]wdw)wdwd] wdBdPGwd]dwdwdQdw] dw)wdwdw]P)PdN)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$wdwIwdR] dwdwIwHR]Ww ww 239 240
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Pirc Defense
1. e4 d6White to move.
w________w w________wrdb1wdn4] rdb1wgn4]0p0n0wgp] 0p0n0wdp]wdw0wipd] wdw0wdpd]dwdwdwHw] dwdwdwdw]wdw)Pdwd] wdw)Pdwi]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdQdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NGQIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 241 242w________w w________wrdb1wgn4] rdb1wgn4]0p0n0wdp] 0p0n0wdp]wdw0wdpd] wdw0wdpd]dwdwdwHw] dwdwdwHw]wdwiPdwd] wdwdPiwd]dwdwdQdw] dw!wdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIwdR] $NGwIwdR]Ww ww 243 244w________w w________wrdb1wdn4] rhwdkdn4]dw0n0wgp] 0pdb0pgp]pdw0wipd] wdwdwdpd]dpdwdwHw] dBdqdwGw]wdw)P)wd] wdw)wdwd]dwHwdwdw] dw!wdwdw]P)PdwdP)] w)Pdw)P)]$wGQIwdR] dwIRdwHR]Ww ww 245 246
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Owens Defense
1. e4 b6White to move.
w________w w________wrhw1wgn4] rhw1wgn4]0w0p0w0p] 0w0p0w0p]b0wdwiwd] b0wiwdwd]dwdwdwdQ] dwdwdQdw]wdwdPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)P)w)P)]$NGwIwHR] $NGwIwHR]Ww ww 247 248w________w w________wrhw1kgw4] rhw1kgn4]0w0p0p0p] 0w0p0wdp]w0wdwhwd] w0wdwdPd]dwdwdwHw] dwdwdwdw]wdBdwdwd] wdB)wdwd]dwdwdbdw] dwHwdwdw]P)P)w)P)] P)Pdw)w)]$NGwIwdR] $wGQIwHb]Ww ww 249 250w________w w________wrhw1kgn4] rhw1kgw4]0w0p0wdw] 0w0p0wdP]w0wdwdP0] w0wdwdwd]dwdwdwdQ] dwdwdwdn]wdw)wdwd] wdw)wdwd]dwdBdwdw] dwdBdwdw]P)Pdw)b)] P)Pdw)b)]$NGwIwHR] $NGwIwHR]Ww ww 251 252
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Closed GamesBirds Opening 1. f4
Black to move.w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhbdkgn4]0p0pdp0p] 0p1p0p0p]wdwdpdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0wdPdw]wdwdw)Pd] wdwdwdw)]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)P)Pdw)] P)P)PdPd]$NGQIBHR] $NGQIBHR]Ww ww 253 254w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdbdw4kd]0p0wdp0p] 0p0wdpdp]wdwgwdwd] wdw0wdpd]dwdNdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdndwd] wdwgPdw1]dPdw)ndw] dPHwdPdw]PGP)wdPd] PGP)BdKd]$wdQdRdK] $wdQdRdw]Ww ww 255 256w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdwdkdw4]0p1wdp0w] 0p0wdwdp]wdpdwGwd] wdwgwIpd]dwdpdwdp] dwdNdwhw]wdwdwdPd] wdwdwdwd]dPdP)Bdw] dPdw)ndw]PdPHwdPd] PGP)wdPd]$wdQdRgK] $wdQdRdw]Ww ww 257 258
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Froms Gambit
1. f4 e5Black to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kdn4] rhbdkdn4]0p0wdpdp] 0p0wdp0p]wdwgwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdw0w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdw1]dwdwdNdP] dwHwdw)w]P)P)PdPd] P)P)Pdwd]$NGQIBdR] $wGQIBHR]Ww ww 259 260w________w w________wrhb1kdnd] rhb1kdw4]0p0wdp0w] 0p0wdp0p]wdwgwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdw)] wdw)wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dPdwdwgw]P)P)Pdw)] PdPIPdPH]$NGQIBdR] $NGQdBdR]Ww ww 261 262w________w w________wrhb1kdw4] rhbdkdn4]0p0wdpGp] 0p0wdpdp]wdwdwdwd] wdw)wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdnd] wdw1wdwd]dPdwdNgw] dwdwdw)w]PdP)PdPd] P)P)K0w)]$NdQdBIR] $NGQdBdR]Ww ww 263 264
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Dutch Defense
1. d4 f5White to move.
w________w w________wrhb1kgn4] rhb1kgnd]0p0p0wdw] 0p0p0wdw]wdwdwdw0] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdw0w] dwdwdw0r]wdw)wdwd] wdw)w0wd]dwdw)w0w] dwdB)wGw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]$NdQIBHR] $NdwIwHR]Ww ww 265 266w________w w________wrhbdw4wi] rdbiwdnd]0wdwdw0p] 0pdn0wgw]wdp1w0wd] w1pdwdwd]dpdwdpdQ] dwdpdpHQ]wgB)wHwd] wdw)wdwd]dwHw)wdw] dwHw)wdw]P)wdw)P)] P)Pdw)Pd]$wdwIwdR] $wdwIBdw]Ww ww 267 268w________w w________wrdbdkgw4] rhwdkgw4]0pdndwdp] 0p0w0wdp]wdp0wdwd] wdwdBdpd]dwdwdpGw] dwdQdwdw]wdw)wdwd] wdw)pdwd]dwdw)wdw] dwdw)wdw]P1PHw)w)] P)wHK)w)]$wdQIwdR] 1wdwdwdw]Ww ww 269 270
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Queens Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4White to move.
w________w w________wrdbdkgn4] rhwdwgw4]dwdn0p0p] 0pdwiP0p]p0Ndwdwd] wdwdpdwd]GwdNdwdw] 1w0wHwdw]wdpdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0wdwdw]P)wdP)P)] P)wdw)P)]$wdwIBdR] $wGQIwdR]Ww ww 271 272w________w w________wwdw4kgw4] rhw1wgw4]0pdwhp0p] 0pdwiw0p]wdndpdwd] wdwhpdpd]dBdNHbdw] dBdwdQdw]wdw)wdwd] Pdw0wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)w1w)P)] w)wdw)P)]$wGwdRIw] $wGwIwdR]Ww ww 273 274w________w w________wrhw1wgw4] rdbdw4wd]0pdwip0w] 0pdndp0w]wdwhwdpd] wdwdpdkd]dBdpdQdw] 1wdNdw)w]Pdw0wdwd] w0w)wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw)Ndw]w)wdw)P)] Pdwdw)Pd]$wGwIwdR] $wdwIBdR]Ww ww 275 276
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Albin Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. 4 5Black to move.
w________w w________wrdbdkgn4] rdwdkdw4]0p0w1p0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdndwGwd]dwdwhwdw] dwdqdwdw]wdPHwdwd] wgw)wdwd]dwdwdw)w] dwdwdwdw]P)wHP)w)] P)wdK)P)]$wGQIBdR] $wdQdBHR]Ww ww 277 278w________w w________wrdbdkdw4] rdbdkdw4]0p0wdp0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdndwdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdw)ndw] dwdw)ndw]QdP1wdwd] QdPdwdKd]dwGwdwdK] dwGw1wdw]P)wdwdP)] P)wdwdP)]$NdwdBHR] $NdwdBHR]Ww ww 279 280w________w w________wrdwdkdn4] rdbdkdn4]0p0wdw0p] 0p0wdp0p]wdndPdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwdw)wdw]w)P0wdwd] wdPdw1wd]dwdw1Ndw] Gwdwdwdw]w)KdwdP)] P)wdwdP)]$NGQdBdR] $NdQdBIR]Ww ww 281 282
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Budapest Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. 4 5Black to move.
w________w w________wrhbGkdw4] rdb1kgw4]0p0pdp0p] 0p)wdp0p]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwgP0wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdPdndwd] whPdw!nd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]P)wdP)P)] P)wdP)P)]$NdQIBHR] $NGwIBHR]Ww ww 283 284w________w w________wrhbdkdw4] rdbdkdw4]0p0pdp0p] 0p0p1p0p]wdwdwdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdw)wdw] dwdwhwdw]wgPdwdw)] w)PdwGwd])wdwdwdw] dwdwdNdw]w)whP)w)] w)wHP)P)]$wGQIBHR] $wdQIBdR]Ww ww 285 286w________w w________wrhwdkdw4] rdwdrdkd]0p0wdp0p] dp0wdp0p]wdwgwdwd] wdN0wdwd]dwdwdKdw] 0wgwdw1w]wdPdwdwd] wdPdwdwd]dwHwdw1P] dPHw)Pdw]P)wdPdPd] PGw!b)w)]$wGQdBHR] $wdwdRdK]Ww ww 287 288
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Mate in One in the MiddlegamePins
White to move.w________w w________wkdqdwdwd] wdwdwdwi]0r0wdp0p] dp0wdwgp]wdBdbhwd] wdwhwdqd]dN!wdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dPdwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] rGPdwdP)]dwdwdwIw] dRdwdQIw]Ww ww 289 290w________w w________wk1Qdwdwd] wdwdkdwd]0wdwdw0p] dwdbgwdp]w)pdwdwd] w0wdwdnG]dw)pdwdw] 0wdwdwdB]wdwdndwd] wdw)wdwd]dNdwdwdw] dwdwdw)w]Pdwdw4P)] P4wdwdr)]dwdRdwIw] dwIw$Rdw]Ww ww 291 292w________w w________wwdRdbird] Rdwgkdwd]dwdwhw0Q] dwdndrdw]pdwGndwd] wdB)wdRd]dpdw)wdw] dw0wdqdQ]w)wdwdwd] wdwdpdnd]dwdwdw1w] dpdwGw)w]wdwdwdPd] w)wdw)wd]dwdwdwIw] dwdwdwIw]Ww ww 293 294
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PinsBlack to move.
w________w w________wrdwdwdkd] rdwdwdwd]dwdwdp0b] dwdwgpiw]wdwdwdw0] wdw0wdpd]dwdwdwdP] dP0Pdwdw]wdQdwdPd] wdBdwHPd]gw0wdPdw] dwdwdPdw]Rdwdwdwd] Rdwdwdwd]Iwdwdwdw] IRdwdwdr]Ww ww 295 296w________w w________wwdk4wdwd] rdwdqdwd]0b0w$wdw] dkdwdpdw]w0w0wdQd] w0wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] 0wdwdwdp]wdPdwdwd] Pgw)w$wd]dPdPdwdr] dP0wdwdw]PdwdwdRH] wdwdQ)w)]dw1ndwGK] dw$wIN4w]Ww ww 297 298w________w w________wwdw1wdkd] wdwdrdkd]dwgndp0p] dw0wdp0q]w0wdwdwd] w0wdwdwd]dP0wdPdw] dbdNGw!p]wdP0Pdw)] rHwIwdw)]dwdPdQGw] dw$Pdw)w]rdwdwdNI] wgwdw)Bd]dwdwdw$w] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 299 300
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Silly Pin PositionsWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] BdwdwdBd]dwGw$wGw] !wdwdwdw]wdB1qhwd] wdndndwd]dw$qiwIn] $ndkdndR]wdw1qhwd] wdwdwdwd]dwGw$wGw] dnhKhndw]wdwdwdwd] Bdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdB]Ww ww 301 302w________w w________wwGwdRdwG] wdw!wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dNdwdNdw]wdw4r4wd] wdbgbdwd]$wdrirdR] IwgkgwdQ]wdw4r4wd] wdbgbdwd]dwIwdwdw] dBdwdBdw]wdwdwdwG] wdwdwdwd]dwdw$wGw] dwdQdwdw]Ww ww 303 304w________w w________wBdwdwdBd] wdwdwdwd]dBdwdBdw] dw!wdw!w]wdnhndwd] wdw1q1wd]$whkhwdK] dw!qiq!w]wdnhndwd] wdw1q1wd]dBdwdBdw] dw!w!w!w]BdwdwdBd] wdwdwdw1]dwdRdwdw] dwdwIwdw]Ww ww 305 306
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Double CheckWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwgk1wd] kdwdw4wd]dw0rdwdp] dw)wdwgw]w0w0wdwd] w0wdwdwd]dwdPdpdw] 0wdRdbdw]wdPdNdw)] wdndwdpd]dPdwdB)w] )w1wdw)p]Pdwdw)wd] w4wdw)B)]dwdw$wIw] dwdw$wIw]Ww ww 307 308w________w w________wwdrirdwd] wdwdw4k4]dpdwdw0w] dwdwdw0w]pdndwdNd] pdwdw0wd]dwdwdpdp] dphNdwdw]Pdpdwdwd] wdBdw)wd]dPdwdwdw] dwdwdw)p]wdPGw)P)] P)Pdwdw)]dwIRdwdw] dwIRdwdw]Ww ww 309 310w________w w________wrdbdwdrd] wdwdwdwi]0kdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]ndpgN0wd] pdwdwdwd]dPdwdPdp] dwgBdpdw]Pdwdwdpd] wdPdwdnd]dwdwdBdw] dwdwdw1w]wdwdwdP)] w$wdwdw0]dRdwdwIw] !w$wdKdw]Ww ww 311 312
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Double CheckBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdkdwdwd] wdwgwdkd]0pdwgpdp] dwdwhw0w]wdwdwdpd] wdwdndwd]dwdwdw)w] 0p0pdwdP]wdqdndKd] wdwdwdQI])wdwGQHw] dPdw)wdR]w)wdw)wd] PdPdw)wd]dw$wdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 313 314w________w w________wwdwdrdkd] wdwdrdkd]dRdqdpdw] dwdwdb0p]Pdwgwdpd] wdpdn0wd]dwGwdwdp] 0pdwdwdw]wdQIP)nd] wdw)wdwd]dwdwdN)w] )KHw)Ndw]wdwdwdw)] wGwdw)P)]dRdwdwdw] dwdRdwdw]Ww ww 315 316w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdw4kd]0p0wdkdw] dw0wdw0p]wdwdwHwd] wdw0w0wd]dwdbIwhr] dwdw)wGw]wdwdw$wd] w0w)QIRd])P)wdw$w] 4wdwdwdP]wdwdwdwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 317 318
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Discovered CheckWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdw4rdwi] wdwdwdri]0p0qhwdp] dwdw1w0w]wdwdw)bd] wdw0wdwd]dwdPdwdw] dw0P0w0w]wdPdwdpd] wdPdPdwd]dPdwdwdP] dwHwdwdN]PGwdwdPd] w0Kdwdwd]dwdw$RIw] 4wdwdwdR]Ww ww 319 320w________w w________wwdw4w1wd] kdwdwGw$]dwdwdwdw] 0pdwdwdw]pdw)whwd] qdwdwdrd]iwdw)wdQ] dwdwdp0w]w0wdwdwd] PdNgwdwd]dP0wdwdw] dPdPdPdw]KdwhwGw)] wdPIwdPd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 321 322w________w w________wkdwdwGw$] wdwdwdwd]dpdwdpdw] ipdwdwdw]pdwdwdpd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdndw] dr0Ndp0w]wdqdw)wd] Pdwdwdw0]dwdNdwdw] dwdwdwGw]P)Pdwdrd] wdwhq)P)]dwIwdRdw] $wdwdwIw]Ww ww 323 324
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Discovered CheckBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdkdrdwd] wdwiwdrd]0p0wdwdw] 0bdwgwdw]wdndwdwd] w0wdwdwd]dwdN0p0w] dw0pdpdp]wdPdwdw4] P)Rdwdnd]dP!w$wdw] dwdwdwdP]PdwdwdPh] wdwdNdwd]dwdwdwdK] dwdQdwGK]Ww ww 325 326w________w w________wwdk4wdwd] wdk4wdwd]0p0wdp0p] 0p0wdwdw]wdwdwhwd] wdndpdwd]dw)bdwdw] dwdpGwdr]w)rdwdwd] Qdwdw)wg])wdwdNdw] dwHwdwdw]KGwdR)P)] P)PdwdPI]dwdw$wdw] dwdwdRdw]Ww ww 327 328w________w w________wwiwdwdwd] wiwdwdwd]0w0wgwdw] 0w0wgwdp]Q0Pdwdpd] Q0Pdwdwd]dwdq0wdw] dwdw0wdw]Pdwdwdwd] Pdwdqdwd]dPdwdrdw] dwdwdrdw]RdRdw)w0] w)RdP0wH]dwdwdNdK] dw$wdwdK]Ww ww 329 330
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Attacking the Kingside Castled PositionBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdw4w4kd] wdw4w4kd]dbgwdpdw] dwHwdpgp]pdw1phw0] w0w0whpd]dp0pdw0w] 0whPdwdw]wdwHPdPd] wdPdwdwd])wHPdwdP] dPHw)p)q]w)PGQ)Bd] PGQdw)w)]dwdRdRIw] dwdRdRIw]Ww ww 331 332w________w w________wwdw4w4wi] wdw4w4wi]dbdwdp0p] db0wdpgw]pdwdpdwd] w0w0wdp0]dp0w)wdw] 0whP0wdw]wdw0wdwH] wdPdPdn1])wdPdq)w] dPHBdwdw]w)QGw)w)] PGQdN)P)]dwdRdRIw] dwdRdRIw]Ww ww 333 334w________w w________wwdw4wdw4] wdw4w4wi]dwdwgpiw] dw0wdp0B]pdwdpdwd] w0w0wdw0]dp0p)w0w] 0NhPgwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdPdwdn)])wHPdb)w] dPHw)bdP]w)QGw)wd] PGQdw)wd]dwdRdRIw] dwdw$RIw]Ww ww 335 336
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Attacking the Queenside Castled PositionWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdk4rdwd] wirdrdwd]0p0qgp0p] 0w0wgp0p]wdwdbhwd] B0Q0whwd]dwdwhwGw] dwdP0wdw]wdP0wdwd] wdwdPdwd]dQdwdw)w] dwHwdPdq]P)wHP)B)] P)Pdw)w)]dwIR$wdw] dwIR$wdw]Ww ww 337 338w________w w________wwdk4rdwd] wirdw4wd]0wdn1p0p] 0w0wdwgp]wdpdphwd] pdB1w0nd]dwdwdbdw] dwHP0b0w]wgw)wGwd] wdwdwhwd]dwHwdNdw] dwdwdNdP]P)PdB)P)] P)PGw)Pd]dwIR$wdw] dwIR$wdw]Ww ww 339 340w________w w________wwirdw4wd] wdkdw4w4]dw0b1wgp] 0p0bdpgp]p0wdphpd] wdNdphpd]dwdwdwdw] dwdNdwdw]whwdwGPd] wdBdPdwd]dwHPdwdP] dwGwdP1P]P)PdN!Bd] P)PdwdPd]dwIR$wdw] dwIR$wdw]Ww ww 341 342
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Attacking an Uncastled KingWhite to move.
w________w w________wrdwdkgw4] rdwdkgw4]0b0ndwdw] dpdwdp0w]w0Ndphpd] wdwdpdw0]dwdwdwdp] dpdndwdq]wdwdwdw1] wdwdwdbG]dwHBdwdw] dwdBdwdw]P)PGw)P)] P)PdN)P)]dwdR$wIw] dwdR$wIw]Ww ww 343 344w________w w________wrdwdkdw4] rdbdkdw4]0b0pGwdp] 0p0wdw0p]w0wdndpg] wdndpdwd]hBdNHpdw] dBgwHpGq]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdnd]dwdwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]P)Pdw)P)] P)Pdw)P)]dwdR$wIw] dwdRdRIw]Ww ww 345 346w________w w________wwdw4k4wd] wdrdkdw4]0wdbdw0p] dp0whp0w]w0wdphwd] pdndbdq0]hBdwdwdw] dBdpdwdw]wdw)w1wd] wdw)wdw!]dQHwdNdw] GPdwdNdw]P)wdw)P)] PdPdw)P)]$wdwdwIw] dwdR$wIw]Ww ww 347 348
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Checkmate as a Defense from CheckWhite to move: Black announced check and thought that it was mate, but White wins.
w________w w________wKdkdwdwd] wdwdwdrd]dbdw0wdw] dwdwdpdk]wdwdP0wd] pdwdp)wG]Gp1whw0w] dpdwHwdw]wdpdwdwd] w)wdwdPd]$w)w$w)w] )wdwdPdR]w)wdw)B)] wdrdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Iwdqdwdw]Ww ww 349 350w________w w________wwdwdwdk4] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdR0w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwhpd]0w0wgwHp] 0w0wdpdw]P0Bdwdwd] NhP0w)r0]dPdw1wdw] dQdBdwdk]wdwdwhP)] Pdwdwdwd]dwdwdw$K] dwdw4wdK]Ww ww 351 352w________w w________wwdw4wdwd] wdw1wdwd]dwdw4wdp] dwdP0whp]wdwdwdp!] w0wdwdwi]dphwdpdw] 0wgwHwdp]wiw1wdw$] PdPdwdwd]0PdwdP)w] dPdwdwdw]Pdw0pdBd] wdw)wdP)]dwdwIwdw] $wGwdBIR]Ww ww 353 354
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Checkmate as a Defense from Double CheckBlack to move: White announced double check and thought he would win easily, but Black mates.w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdqdwdwd]dNdwdbdw] dN0khwdw]wdpdwdpd] wdPdwdwd]dp)kdw)w] dwdwdw0w]wGw$w0wd] w0wdwdw0])KdwdQ1w] 4wdRdwdK]wdwdwdw4] wdQdw)N)]dwdBdRdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 355 356w________w w________ww4wdbdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdkdw0w] dw0wdpdw]PHwdwdw0] w4kdwIwh]$KGw0wdw] dwdBdnGw]wdwdw4wd] pdwdwdw)]dQdRdwdP] )w$wdwdw]wdPdwdPd] w1w)wdwd]dwdwdqdw] dw$wdQdw]Ww ww 357 358w________w w________wbIwdk1wd] wdwdwdwg])wdPdwdw] dw4wdwiw]w0wdwdwd] wdp!ndw)]dRdw$w0w] dp)wIpdw]wdNdwgP0] p)wdbdwd]dwdwdwdP] HwdwGw$w]wdwdQdwd] wdwdw)w1]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 359 360
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________wwdwdndwd] wdwdndwd]0p$wdwdB] 0p$wdwGw]wdpdkdwd] wdpdkdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdw!wd] wdwdw!wd]dw)rdwdq] dw)rdwdq]w)wdw)wd] w)wdw)wd]Iwdwdwdw] Iwdwdwdw]Ww ww 361 362w________w w________wwdw4wdri] w4w4wdbi]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]w0pdwIpd] w0pdwIpd]hwdw!pdw] hwdw!pdw]wdw)bdwd] wdw)pdwd]dwHwdwdw] dwHwdwdw]w)PdBdwd] w)PdBdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 363 364w________w w________wwdwdwdrd] wdwdwdrd]0p1wdwdp] 0p1wdwdp]wdbdRdpd] wdbdrdpd]dwdkdwdw] dwdkdwdw]wdwdwdw!] wdwdwdw!]dwIwdP)w] dwIwdP)w]P)wdwHwd] P)wdwHwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 365 366
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
w________w w________wwiwdwdw4] wiwdwdw4]0p0wdwdw] 0p0wdwdw]wdwdwdQd] wdwdwdQd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdw0wd] wdwdw0wd]dwdw0whw] dwdw0whw]P)PdwdRd] P)PdwdBd]dwdwdNIw] dwdwdNIw]Ww ww 367 368w________w w________wwdwdwiwI] wdwdwiwI]0p0w4wdw] 0p0w4wdw]wdndwHwd] wdndwHwd]dwdwdwdN] dw1wdwdN]wdqgw)pd] wdwgw)pd]dwdwdw)w] dwdwdw)w]P)PdwdQd] P)PdwdQd]dwdwdRdw] dwdwdRdw]Ww ww 369 370w________w w________wwdwdwdbd] wdwdwdbd]4p0wdwiw] 4p0wdwiw]wdwdw0N0] wdwdw0N0]dPdwdw0P] dPdwdw0P]w)wIwdQd] w)wIwdQd]1wdwdBdw] dwdwdBdw]wdwdPdwd] qdwdPdwd]dwdRdndw] dwdRdndw]Ww ww 371 372
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________wkdKdwdwd] kdKdwdwd]Gwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdnd] Ndwdwdnd]dwdbdw0w] dwdbdw0w]w0wdwgP0] w0wdwgP0]dP0NdwdP] dP0NdwdP]wdPdBdwd] wdPdBdwd]$wdwdwdr] $wdwdwdr]Ww ww 373 374w________w w________wkdwdwdwd] kdwdwdwd]gwdwdwdw] gwdwdKdw]wdwdwdw0] wdwdwdw0]dw0w)w4w] dw0w)w4w]wdPdwdwd] wdPdwdwd]0KdwdR0P] 0wdwdR0P]Pdw0QdBd] Pdw0QdBd]dw1wdwdw] dw1wdwdw]Ww ww 375 376w________w w________wwdwdw4wd] wdwdw4wd]dw0wdwdw] dw0wdwdw]w1wgwdw0] w1whwdw0]0wdkdw0w] 0wdkdw0w]wdwdR0wd] wdwdR0wd]dw!wdPdP] dw!wdPdP]PdwdPHwd] PdwdPHwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]Ww ww 377 378
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
w________w w________wwdwdw4wi] wdwdw4wi]dwdndpdp] dwdndpdp]wdpdwdpd] wdpdwdpd]dwdwdw)w] dwdwdw)w]w0wHwdw)] w0wHwdw)]1Pgw)wdw] 1Pgw)wdw]wdRdQdwd] wdNdQdwd]dKdwdRdw] dKdwdRdw]Ww ww 379 380w________w w________wRdwdwdwd] Rdwdwdwd]0wipdw0r] 0wipdw0r]P0pdwdw1] P0pdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdq]wdwIwdN0] wdwIwdN0]!wdRdwdP] !wdRdwdP]wdPdwdwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdndwdw] dwdndwdw]Ww ww 381 382w________w w________wwdwdwiwd] wdwdwiwd]dpdwdw0w] dpdwdw0w]pdw0Qdwd] pdw0Qdwd])wgPdwdN] )wgPdwdR]wdnHw0wI] wdnHw0wI]dw)wdPdw] dw)wdPdw]w)wdwdqd] w)wdwdqd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 383 384
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdb] dwdwdwdb]w1N0wdwi] w1N0wdwi]dw0Pdw$w] dw0Pdw$w]w0PdwdKd] w0PdwdKd]0Pdwdwdw] 0Pdwdwdw]Pdwdwdwd] Pdwdwdwd]dwGwhwdw] Gwdwhwdw]Ww ww 385 386w________w w________wriwdwdwd] riwdwdwd]dBdwdp0p] dNdwdp0p]w!pdndrd] w!pdndrd]0wdbdwdw] 0wdbdwdw]P0wdwdw1] P0wdwdw1]dPdPdwdw] dPdPdwdw]wdPdw)P)] wdPdw)P)]dwdRdRIw] dwdRdRIw]Ww ww 387 388w________w w________wwdwdwdrd] wdwdwdrd]dq!wdwdw] dq!wdwdK]kdwdwdw)] kdwdwdw)]0wdRdNdw] 0wdRdNdw]w0wdwdrd] w0wdwdrd]dP0wdwdw] dP0wdwdw]wdPgwdwG] wdPgwdwG]dwdwdwdK] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 389 390
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Mate in One in the EndingPawn Endings
White to move.w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdKdp] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwi] pdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdp] ip)wdwdw]wdwdw)Pd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Iwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] w)wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 391 392w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdpd] w0w0wdwd]dwdwdw)k] dwiPdwdw]wdwdwdw)] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdwdK] 0wIwdwdw]wdwdpdPd] w)wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 393 394w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdw0p0wd] wdw0p0wd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdpdPdpd] wdpdPdwd]dwdPIwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdw)wd] wdw)w)wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 395 396
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Pawn EndingsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdp] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdP)] w0pdwdwd]dwdwdkdK] )wdwdwdw]wdwdwdw)] K)wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wiwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 397 398w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd])wdwdwdw] dwdwdpdw]wdwdwdwd] wdw0pdw)]dwdwdwdw] dpdPdwdw]wdwdwdw)] wdwIwiwd]dwdwdkdK] dw)Pdwdw]wdwdwdp)] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 399 400w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdw)w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdpipd]dwdwdpdw] dw0wdPdw]wdp)wdwd] wdP0K)wd]dwdwIwiw] dwdPdPdw]wdwdP0wd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 401 402
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Minor-Piece Endings Bishop Endings
White to move.w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]pdwdwdwd] wdwdwdw0]ib)wdwdw] dwdBdwgk]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw0wd]dwIwdwdw] dwdwdwdK]wdwGwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 403 404w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwIwdwdw]wdwdpdwd] wdwdp0wd]dw)kdwdw] dwdbiwdw]wIwgw)wd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdP)wdw]wdpdBdwd] wdBdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 405 406w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdPdw]wdw0wdwd] wdpGkdKd]dP0kgPdw] dw)bdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdKdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdpd]dwdBdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 407 408
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Bishop EndingsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwgwdwdw] dwdwdwdp]w0wdwdwd] wdwdwiPG]dwiwdwdw] dwdwdbdK]Kdwdwdwd] wdwdwdw)])Bdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 409 410w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdP] dwdwdbdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw0wdw]wdwdwiwd] wdwdKdwd]dbdwdwdw] dwdwGPdw]wdw0KGwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 411 412w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwgpiw] dpdpiwdw]wdwdwdpd] wdpdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw)wdw]wdwdwGK0] p)Kdwdwd]dwdwdPdP] )wGPgwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 413 414
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Knight EndingsWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwh] phwdwdwd]dwdNdwdk] iwdwdwdw]wdwdwdw)] wdwHwdwd]dwdwdwIw] Iwdwdwdw]wdpdwdwd] w)wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 415 416w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwIwdwd] wdwdp0wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdniwdw]wdpipdwd] wdwdwdKd]dwhwdwHw] dw)wHPdw]wdPdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 417 418w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwhPIw]wdp0ndwd] wdw0kdwd]dwdkdwdw] dwdw0wdw]Ndw)wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwHwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 419 420
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Knight EndingsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dpdwdwdw] dwdwhwdw]wdkdwdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdpdwdw]K)ndwdwd] wdwIwdwd]dNdwdwdw] dwHPdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 421 422w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0wdwdw]wdwdwipd] wdwdpdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdPIP0] wdPIpdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwHn)kdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwhwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 423 424w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwdpdpdw]wdwdwiwd] wdwdkdwd]dpHwdwdw] dw)w0w)w]whwIP0wd] wdwdKdwd]dw)wdPdw] dwdN)Pdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdndwdw]Ww ww 425 426
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Four KnightsWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdkdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdnhwdw] dwdwHwdw]wdwdNdwd] wdwhndwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdNdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwHwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 427 428w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0nhwdw]wdwdn0wd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdkhw] dwdPdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wIwdwHwd]dwdNdPdw] dwdwHwdw]wdwdwdNd] wdwdwdwd]dwdKdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 429 430w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdndndwd]dwdp)wdw] dwdkdwdw]wdwdkdwd] wdNdwdwd]dwINhndw] dNdKdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdPdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 431 432
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Four BishopsWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwgwdwd] Bdwdwdwd]dwdbiwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdBd] bgwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dkdKdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwGwdw] dwGwdwdw]Ww ww 433 434w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdbiBdwd] wdwgbdwd]dwgwdwdw] dwdwiwGw]wdwdwIwd] wdwdBdwd]dwdwdwGw] dwdKdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw)wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 435 436w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdbdwd] wdwgbdwG]dwdwGkgw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdBdwd]dwdPdwdK] dwdwdPIw]wdBdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 437 438
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Bishop vs. KnightWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwhp] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwi] pdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdP] inIwdwdw]wdwdwdKd] wdwdwdwd]Gwdwdwdw] dPdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdBdwdw]Ww ww 439 440w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0ndw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdkdwd] wdw0wdwd]dwdw)wdw] dw0kdKdB]wdwIwdwd] wdndwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw)wdwdw]wdwdBdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 441 442w________w w________wwdwdBdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwhPdwdw] dwdwdwdw]w0kdwdwd] wdw0ndwd]dw0wIwdw] dPdk0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdK)wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwGwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 443 444
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Knight vs. BishopWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dKdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdw0]ipdwdwdw] dwdwdPgk]bdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdK]N)wdwdwd] wdwdNdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 445 446w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwgpdwd] wdwdpdwd]dwdwiwdw] dwIwipdN]wdwdPdwd] wdwdbdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwHwd] wdwdw)wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 447 448w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdpdpdwd]dwdwHp0w] dwdkgwdw]wdwIwiwd] wdwdNdwd]dwdwdwgw] dwdKdwdw]wdwdPdwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 449 450
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Two Bishops vs. Two KnightsWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwiwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwhwhKdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwhw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwGwi]GwdwdwdB] dwdwdwdn]wdwdwdwd] wdwdBdwI]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 451 452w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwhwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwinGwd] wdwdwhwG]dB0wdwdw] dwIBindw]wdwdKdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw)wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 453 454w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdndwdw]wGwhBdwd] wdwGk0wd]dwdPiwdw] dwdwdndw]wdwdndwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dBdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]Ww ww 455 456
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Two Knights vs. Two BishopsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwiwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwhwdwdw] dwIwiwdw]wdBIwdwd] wGBhwdwd]dwGwdwhw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] whwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 457 458w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdp] dwdpdwdw]wdwdwdkd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdndw] dwdwdBdw]wdwhwGKd] wdkdKdwd]dwdwdwdB] dwdnGwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwhwdw]Ww ww 459 460w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwhwd] kdKdwdwd]dwiwhpdw] dnGPdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwdndw]wdwGB)wd] wdwdBdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 461 462
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Bishop and Knight vs. Bishop and KnightWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwHw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwgwdwd]dwIwiwdw] dwdniBIw]wdwdbhwd] wHwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwGwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 463 464w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwHwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwhwd] Kdbdwdwd]dwdwibGw] dwiwdwGw]wdwdwdwd] wdwhwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwHwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 465 466w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdbdw] dw0whwdw]wdwGpind] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwgwdBdw]wdwdwHKd] wHwdPIwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 467 468
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Major Piece vs. Minor PieceRook vs. Knight
White to move.w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]phwdwdwd] wdw0phwd]iwdwdwdw] dwdwiwdw]pdRdwdwd] wdwdwdRd]dwIwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 469 470w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdpd] Rdwdwdwd]dwdwdwhk] dwhk)wdw]wdwdRdwd] wdpdwIwd]dwdwdw)w] dwdwdwdw]wdKdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 471 472w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdw$wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdn0wd] wdw0pdwd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdPdwd] wdKdndwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdw)wd]dwdRdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 473 474
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Rook vs. BishopBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]drdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdw0w]wdwdw)PG] wdwGPdw4]dwdwdwIw] dwdwIwdw]Ww ww 475 476w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dpdwdkdw] dwdwdpdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdkdwd]Gwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Kdwdwdwd] wdwGK)wd])wdwdwdw] drdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]drdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 477 478w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw)Pdpdw]wdpiwdwd] wdwIwdwd]dwdpdwdw] dwGw4wdw]wdwIwdwd] wdwdkdwd]drdPGwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 479 480
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Major-Piece Endings Rook Endings
White to move.w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]w0wdwdwd] wdwdwIw0]irdwdwdw] dwdwdwdk]wdwdwdw$] wdwdwdw4]dPdwdwdw] dwdw$Pdw]wdKdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 481 482w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdRdw]w0rdwdwd] wdw0rdwd]dwiwdwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdPdwd] wdwdPdwd]dKdwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdRdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 483 484w________w w________wwdwdwdrd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdKdwdw]wdwdwdw$] wdwdwdwd]dwdPiwdw] dw0k4wdR]wdKdP0wd] wdw0wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdP)wdw]wdwdwdpd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 485 486
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Rook EndingsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw0wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwiwdwd]dw)wdkdw] dwdwdwdw]wdRIpdwd] wdRIPdwd]dwdwdrdw] dwdwdwdr]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 487 488w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw0rdPdw]wdw$wdwd] wdpdwdkd]dwdPIwiw] dwdwIwdw]wdw)wdwd] wdw)w$wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdrdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 489 490w________w w________wwdw4wdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdkdwdwd] wdwdk0wd]dwdwdP0w] dwdw0wdw]wdp)Kdwd] wdwdKdP4]dwdwdRdw] dwdR)Pdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 491 492
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Queen EndingsWhite to move.
w________w w________wk1Qdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]0wdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]w)wdwdwd] wdw1wdpd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwiw)w]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdQd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdKdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 493 494w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Qdw1wdwd] wdwdpdqd]dwdk0wdw] dwdwdkdw]wdwdwdwd] wdw!wdwd]dPdwdwdw] dwdw)wdw]wdwdKdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdKdw]Ww ww 495 496w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdw!wd]dwdwdwdQ] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw0qdw] dwdp1wdw]wdwdkdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwdw)wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwIwdwd] wdPdwIwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 497 498
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Queen EndingsBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dw1wdwdw] dkdwdwdw]wdwdkdwd] qdwdQ0wd]dw!wdwdw] dw)Kdwdw]wdwIwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dw)Pdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 499 500w________w w________wqdwdwdwd] wdwdwdw1]dwdwdwiw] dwdQdwdw]wdwdQ0Pd] kdK)pdwd]dwdwdKdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 501 502w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] w1wdwdwd]dwdwdw0w] dwdwdwdw]wdwdqdwi] wdwdkdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdp]wdwdwIwd] wdw)K!pd]dwdwdQ)w] dwdw)wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 503 504
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Four RooksBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdkdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdkdwdwd]dwdrdwdr] dwdw$Rdw]wdwdK$wd] wdwdKdwd]dwdwdRdw] 4wdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] w4wdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 505 506w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdkdw] dwdkdwdw]wdwdwdw4] w$wdwdwd]dwdw$K$w] dwIw$rdw]wdwdwdw4] rdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 507 508w________w w________wwdwdwdkd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdpdw] dwdwdwiw]wdwdwdwd] wdpdRdwd]4wdwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdw$Kdwd] wdwdP$wd]dwdP$wdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdw4wd] wdw4wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw4wdw]Ww ww 509 510
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dQdwdwdp] dQdwdwdp]wdwdwdqd] wdwdwdqd]iwdwIbdw] iwdwIbdw]Pdwdwdwd] pdwdwdwd]dPdwdwdw] dPdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 517 518w________w w________wwdNdwdwd] wdNdwdwd]dpdwdwdw] dPdwdwdw]kdBdqdwd] kdBdqdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Kdwdwdwd] Kdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 519 520w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]0pdwdwdK] 0pdwdwdK]wdrdwdwd] wdrdwdwd]dwdwdwdk] dwdwdwdk]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdP)w] dwdwdP)w]wdwdRdwd] wdwdBdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 521 522
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdbdwd] wdwdndwd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdQ0wdwd] wdQ0wdwd]dwdKdwdw] dwdKdwdw]Ww ww 523 524w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdQdwd] wdwdQdwd]dw1wdwdw] dw1wdwdw]wdwdKdwd] wdwdKdwd]dwdBdwiw] dwdwGwiw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdbdwdw] dwdbdwdw]Ww ww 525 526w________w w________ww!wdwdwd] w!wdwdwd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdw$wdwd] wdwdRdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdw1wd] wdwdw1wd]dwdwdrdw] dwdwdrdw]Ww ww 527 528
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________ww!Biwdwd] w!Niwdwd]dwdw1wdw] dwdw1wdw]wdwdwgwd] wdwdwgwd]dwdwdKdw] dwdwdKdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 529 530w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdQdwdw] dwdQdwdw]wdw1wgwd] wdwdqgwd]dwdwiwdw] dwdwiwdw]wdwdwdPd] wdwdwdPd]dwIwdwdw] dwIwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 531 532w________w w________wwdwdwiwd] wdwdwiwd]dwHwdbdK] dwHwdndK]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdQdwd] wdwdQdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdqdw] dwdwdqdw]Ww ww 533 534
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. White to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dr4wdwdw] 4w4wdwdw]kdwdwdwd] kdwdwdwd]dRdwdwdw] dRdwdwdw]KdwGwdwd] KdwGwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 541 542w________w w________wkdwdwdwd] kdwdwdwd]gwdwdwdw] 4wdwdwdw]w!wdwdwd] w!wdwdwd]dwdwdwdq] dwdwdwdq]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwIwdwG] wdwIwdwG]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 543 544w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwdwdNdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdkdwdw] dwdkdwdw]wdwdwdQd] wdwdwdwd]dwdKdwdw] dwdKdw!w]wdwdw1wd] wdwdw1wd]dwdndwdw] dwdndwdw]Ww ww 545 546
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwiwd] wdwdwiwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwIwd] wdwdwIRd]dwdw4w$w] dwdw4wdw]wdwhwdwd] wdwhwdwd]dwdwdwdN] dwdwdwdN]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 547 548w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdkdwd] wdwdkdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdw$Kdw$] wdw$Kdw$]dwdwdrdn] dwdwdrdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdnd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 549 550w________w w________wwdw4wdwd] wdw4wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdK$w!] wdwdK$w!]dqdwdwdw] dqdwdwdw]wdwdwdkd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 551 552
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Pairs of PositionsThe positions are similar but the solutions are different. Black to move.
w________w w________wbdwdwdwd] bdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]$wdwdwdw] Gwdwdwdw]K0wdwdwd] K0wdwdwd]dwiwdwdw] dwiwdwdw]Ww ww 553 554w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]bdwdwdwd] bdwdwdwd]dwdwdBdw] dwdwdB!w]wdwdwdQd] wdwdwdwd]dwiwdwdw] dwiwdwdw]wdwdwdw1] wdwdwdw1]dwdwIwdw] dwdwIwdw]Ww ww 555 556 w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]kdwdwdwd] kdwdwdwd]drdwdwdw] drdwdwdw]Kdwdwdwd] Kdwdwdwd])wdwdwdw] $wdwdwdw]ndw$wdwd] ndw$wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 557 558
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Chess AestheticsAll the Pieces on the Same Diagonal
White to move.w________w w________wwdwdkdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdRdw] dw$wdwdw]wdwdwdQd] wIwdwdwd]dwdwdwdK] $wdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 559 560w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwG]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdw)w]kdwdwdwd] wdwdwiwd]dRdwdwdw] dwdw$wdw]wdRdwdwd] wdwIwdwd]dwdBdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdKdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 561 562w________w w________wkdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dqdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdQdwdwd] wdwdwdwi]dwdBdwdw] dwdwdw$w]wdwdKdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdw$wdw]wdwdwdwd] wdw!wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwIwdwdw]Ww ww 563 564
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All the Pieces on the Long DiagonalWhite to move two solutions.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwi] kdwdwdwd]dwdwdw$w] dRdwdwdw]wdwdwIwd] wdKdwdwd]dwdwHwdw] dwdRdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 565 566w________w w________wkdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwi]dbdwdwdw] dwdwdw0w]wdNdwdwd] wdwdwHwd]dwdNdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdKdwd] wdw$wdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 567 568w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dQdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdRdwdwd] wdwdwHwd]dwdkdwdw] dwdw$wdw]wdwdRdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdKdw] dw$wdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wIwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 569 570
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All the Pieces on the Same FileWhite to move.
w________w w________wwiwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dPdwdwdw] dwdw)wdw]wIwdwdwd] wdwdkdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwGwdw]wGwdwdwd] wdwdKdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 571 572w________w w________wkdwdwdwd] kdwdwdwd])wdwdwdw] 0wdwdwdw]Kdwdwdwd] Qdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Iwdwdwdw]Ndwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 573 574w________w w________wwdwdwdw!] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdr] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwi] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] !wdwdwdw]wdwdwdwI] pdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] iwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Iwdwdwdw]Ww ww 575 576
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All the Pieces on the Same FileWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdw!] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdr] dwdPdwdw]wdwdwdwi] wdwiwdwd]dwdwdwdp] dwdBdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwGwdwd]dwdwdwdK] dwdKdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 577 578w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdkdwdwd]dwdwdPdw] dw0wdwdw]wdwdwiwd] wdPdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dw!wdwdw]wdwdwHwd] wdKdwdwd]dwdwdNdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwIwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 579 580w________w w________wwdwdwdwi] kdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdP] )wdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] Qdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Hwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwG] Kdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdw$] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdK] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 581 582
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All the Pieces on the Same FileBlack to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdw1] bdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] Gwdwdwdw]wdwdwdw)] Kdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdK] gwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwg] kdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdk] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 583 584w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdrdwdw]wdqdwdwd] wdw1wdwd]dwgwdwdw] dwdQdwdw]wdPdwdwd] wdwIwdwd]dwIwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwiwdwd]dwiwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 585 586w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdkdwd]gwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdndwd]hwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Pdwdwdwd] wdwdbdwd]Iwdwdwdw] dwdwIwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdpdwd]iwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 587 588
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All the Pieces on the Same RankWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] kdKdwdw!]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdw!Kdk] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 589 590w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdQINi]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]iN!Kdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 591 592w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdQHkdKd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]kGKdwdBd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 593 594
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All the Pieces on the Same RankWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]IR!wdw4k] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] k4wHQIwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 595 596w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]IPiB$wdw] dK!PiwHw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 597 598w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]IwiPHNdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdw!PiBI]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 599 600
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All the Pieces on the Same RankBlack to move.
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All the Pieces on the Same RankWhite to move.
w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] IwiP!Ndw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwIPiB!] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 607 608w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wINiN$wd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdQ)kHKd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 609 610w________w w________wwdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]HqiPIwdw] dwdK)kGR]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]wdwdwdwd] wdwdwdwd]dwdwdwdw] dwdwdwdw]Ww ww 611 612
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All the Pieces on the Same RankWhite to move.
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138. 1. Nc3#. 139. 1. Qxf7#. 140. 1. Ng6#. 141. 1. Bg5#. 142. 1. Bf7#. 143. 1. Qe8#. 144. 1. Rd6#. 145. 1. Nf6#. 146. 1. Qxh8#. 147. 1. Bh6#. 148. 1. Qxe7#. 149. 1. Qg8#. 150. 1. Qf7#.151. 1. Qxf7#. 152. 1. Be6#. 153. 1. Qxh7#. 154. 1. Qf5#. 155. 1. Qxe7#. 156. 1. Qa8#.
Solutions
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157. 1. Bg5#. 158. 1. Nf7#.159. 1. Nf7#. 160. 1. b4#.
161. 1. Be3#. 162. 1. Nd6#. 163. 1...Ng3#. 164. 1...Rd1#. 165. 1...b4#.
166. 1...Nxh3#. 167. 1...Qe7#. 168. 1...Ng2#. 169. 1. Qxh7#. 170. 1. Qh8#. 171. 1. Qf8#. 172. 1. d5#.
173. 1. Qf6#. 174. 1. Nc4#. 175. 1...Nf2#. 176. 1...Ng3#. 177. 1...Bxe4#. 178. 1...Bxf3#. 179. 1...Nd4#. 180. 1...gxh2#.
181. 1. Qxf7#. 182. 1. Qf8#. 183. 1. Nf6#. 184. 1. Rxe8#. 185. 1. Q(R)e8#. 186. 1. Qf8#. 187. 1. Qxd7#. 188. 1. exd8Q(R)#. 189. 1. Bb5#. 190. 1. f7#.
191. 1. Qd7#. 192. 1. e7#.
193. 1...Qh1#. 194. 1...Qh4#. 195. 1...Ne2#. 196. 1...Qh6#. 197. 1...hxg4#.
198. 1...Nxh3#. 199. 1. Bxd7#. 200. 1. bxa8Q(R)#. 201. 1. Nxc7#. 202. 1. Nxd6#. 203. 1. Qxe6#.204. 1. dxc6#.
205. 1...Qe4#. 206. 1...Bg4#. 207. 1...Qd2#. 208. 1...Bb4#. 209. 1...Bf5#. 210. 1...Bc5#. 211. 1. Bxg6#.212. 1. exf7#.
213. 1. Qd5#. 214. 1. Qc8#. 215. 1. Bg5#.216. 1. Re8#. 217. 1...Nd3#. 218. 1...Nd3#. 219. 1...Nd4#. 220. 1...Bh3#.221. 1...Qg2#. 222. 1...Nh3#. 223. 1. Nf6#. 224. 1. Nd6#. 225. 1. Qf8#. 226. 1. Qh7#. 227. 1. Qh3#. 228. 1. Qh7#.229. 1...Qxe4#. 230. 1...Qxh2#. 231. 1...Qd3#. 232. 1...Bb4#. 233. 1...Qxh2#. 234. 1...Nxf2#. 235. 1. Nxf6#. 236. 1. Nd6#.237. 1. Qxg6#. 238. 1. Bd8#.
239. 1. Qb3#. 240. 1. Ba6#.241. 1. Qf3#. 242. 1. Qh3#. 243. 1. Qc3#. 244. 1. Qg3#. 245. 1. Nd5#.246. 1. Qc8#. 247. 1. Qf5#. 248. 1. Qd5#. 249. 1. Bxf7#. 250. 1. Bf7#. 251. 1. g7#.
252. 1. Bg6#. 253. 1...Qh4#.254. 1...Qg3#. 255. 1...Ng3#. 256. 1...Qh3#. 257. 1...Qh2#.258. 1...0-0#.
259. 1...Bg3#. 260. 1...Qxg3#. 261. 1...Qxh4#.262. 1...Qxd4#. 263. 1...Bf2#. 264. 1...Bg4#. 265. 1. Qh5#. 266. 1. Bg6#. 267. 1. Ng6#. 268. 1. Ne6#. 269. 1. Qh5#. 270. 1. Bf7#. 271. 1. Nc7#. 272. 1. Bg5#. 273. 1. Nc7#.274. 1. Bg5#. 275. 1. Qe5#. 276. 1. Ne7#. 277. 1...Nd3#. 278. 1...Qe4#. 279. 1...Qh4#.
280. 1...h5#.
281. 1...Nxb4#. 282. 1...Qe3#. 283. 1...Bxf2#. 284. 1...Nc2#. 285. 1...Nf3#. 286. 1...Nd3#. 287. 1...Qg6#. 288. 1...Bxf3#. 289. 1. Qxa7#.290. 1. Qf8#. 291. 1. b7#.
292. 1. Rf8#. 293. 1. Qf5#.294. 1. Rg8#. 295. 1...Bb2#. 296. 1...Bf6#. 297. 1...Nf2#. 298. 1...c2#.
299. 1...Qxh4#. 300. 1...Qxd3#. 301. 1. Rxd5#. 302. 1. Qd4#. 303. 1. Bxd4#. 304. 1. Qxe5#. 305. 1. Bxe6#. 306. 1. Qc3xd4#. 307. 1. Nxd6#. 308. 1. Rxa5#. 309. 1. Ba5#. 310. 1. Nxf6#. 311. 1. bxc6#.
312. 1. Rxh2#. 313. 1...Nxf2#. 314. 1...Nf5#. 315. 1...Be5#. 316. 1...Nxd4#. 317. 1...Nf3#. 318. 1...fxe5#.
319. 1. f7#.
320. 1. Ng1#.
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321. 1. exf6#.
322. 1. Bg7#. 323. 1. Bc5#. 324. 1. axb5#.
325. 1...Nf3#. 326. 1...d4#.
327. 1...Rc1#. 328. 1...Bf2#. 329. 1...Rxf2#. 330. 1...Rh3#. 331. 1...Qh2#. 332. 1...Qg2#. 333. 1...Qh1#. 334. 1...Qxh2#. 335. 1...Rh1#. 336. 1...Bh2#. 337. 1. Qxb7#. 338. 1. Qb7#. 339. 1. Ba6#. 340. 1. Nxa6#. 341. 1. Qxb6#. 342. 1. Nde7#. 343. 1. Bxg6#. 344. 1. Bxb5#. 345. 1. Bxd7#. 346. 1. Rd8#. 347. 1. Qxe6#. 348. 1. Qxe7#. 349. 1. Bxb7#. 350. 1. Bc1#. 351. 1. Rxf2#. 352. 1. Bf1#. 353. 1. Qxd2#. 354. 1. d4#.
355. 1...Kxd4#. 356. 1...Ke8#. 357. 1...Kc7#. 358. 1...Kxd5#. 359. 1...Kxd7#. 360. 1...Kf7#. 361. 1. Bg8#.
362. 1. Qe5#. 363. 1. Qh2#. 364. 1. Kxg6#. 365. 1. Qc4#. 366. 1. Qd4#. 367. 1...Rh1#. 368. 1...Ne2#. 369. 1...Qg8#. 370. 1...Qxh5#. 371. 1...Qe3#. 372. 1...Qc4#. 373. 1. Bg1#.374. 1. Nc7#. 375. 1. Rf8#. 376. 1. Rb3#. 377. 1. Qc4#. 378. 1. Re5#. 379. 1...Qa1#. 380. 1...Qb2#. 381. 1...Qf4#. 382. 1...Qd5#. 383. 1...g5#.
384. 1...Qg3#. 385. 1. Rg8#. 386. 1. Bg7#. 387. 1. Ba6#. 388. 1. Nd6#. 389. 1. Qxa5#. 390. 1. Rxa5#. 391. 1. g5#.
392. 1. b4#.
393. 1. g4#.
394. 1. b4#.
395. 1. d4#.
396. 1. f4#.
397. 1...hxg6#.
398. 1...b5#.
399. 1...g1N#. 400. 1...e5#.
401. 1...f1N#. 402. 1...gxf5#.
403. 1. Kb3#. 404. 1. Bf7#. 405. 1. Bf3#.406. 1. d4#.
407. 1. Bf3#. 408. 1. f8N#. 409. 1...b5#.
410. 1...hxg6#.
411. 1...d1Q#. 412. 1...Bg6#. 413. 1...f5#.
414. 1...b5#.
415. 1. Nf4#. 416. 1. b4#.
417. 1. Nf5#. 418. 1. Nc4#. 419. 1. Nb6#. 420. 1. f8N#. 421. 1...b5#.
422. 1...Nf5#. 423. 1...Ng2#. 424. 1...c5#.
425. 1...e5#.
426. 1...Nc3#. 427. 1. Nd6#. 428. 1. Ng4#. 429. 1. Nh4#. 430. 1. Nc4#. 431. 1. Ng3#. 432. 1. e4#.
433. 1. Bc3#. 434. 1. Bc4#. 435. 1. Kf5#. 436. 1. f4#.
437. 1. d4#.
438. 1. Bg7#. 439. 1. Bc1#. 440. 1. b4#.
441. 1. Bg4#. 442. 1. Bf3#. 443. 1. d8N#.
444. 1. e4#.
445. 1. b4#.
446. 1. Ng3#. 447. 1. Ng4#. 448. 1. f4#.
449. 1. e3#.
450. 1. c4#.
451. 1. Bxe7#. 452. 1. Bg3#. 453. 1. Be5#. 454. 1. f4#.
455. 1. Bd4#. 456. 1. c5#.
457. 1...Nf5#. 458. 1...Na4#. 459. 1...h5#.
460. 1...d5#.
461. 1...Nd5#. 462. 1...Ne5#. 463. 1. Bc3#. 464. 1. Nc6#. 465. 1. Bf4#. 466. 1. Be7#. 467. 1. Nh5#. 468. 1. e5#.
469. 1. Rc5#. 470. 1. Rg5#. 471. 1. Rh4#. 472. 1. Rd6#. 473. 1. Rd5#. 474. 1. f4#.
475. 1...Rb1#. 476. 1...Rh1#. 477. 1...b5#.
478. 1...f5#.
479. 1...c5#.
480. 1...Re6#. 481. 1. Ra4#. 482. 1. Re5#. 483. 1. Rd5#. 484. 1. Rf5#.
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608. 1. Qd4#. 609. 1. Qd1#. 610. 1. Nf6#. 611. 1. d8Q#. 612. 1. e8Q#.613. 1. Qe2#. 614. 1. Bd5#. 615. 1. Bc6#. 616. 1. Nc3#. 617. 1. c8Q#. 618. 1. Qg6#.
485. 1. Re6#. 486. 1. e4#.
487. 1...Rd3#. 488. 1...e5#.
489. 1...Re1#. 490. 1...Re7#. 491. 1...Re8#. 492. 1...f5#.
493. 1. b7#.
494. 1. Qe4#. 495. 1. Qc4#. 496. 1. Qf4#. 497. 1. Qb7#. 498. 1. Qb4#. 499. 1...Qf4#. 500. 1...Qd3#. 501. 1...Qf3#. 502. 1...Qc3#. 503. 1...g5#.
504. 1...Qb1#. 505. 1...Rhe5#. 506. 1...Rb4#. 507. 1...Rf6#. 508. 1...Rxe5#. 509. 1...f5#.
510. 1...Rd5#. 511. 1...Qe2#. 512. 1...Qe3#. 513. 1...Rh2#.514. 1...g2#.
515. 1...Qxf4#. 516. 1...Qg5#. 517. 1. Qb5#.518. 1. b4#.
519. 1. Bb5#. 520. 1. b8N#. 521. 1. Re5#. 522. 1. f4#.
523. 1...Bf3#. 524. 1...Nf2#. 525. 1...Bf3#.
526. 1...Bc2#. 527. 1...Qf5#. 528. 1...Qc5#. 529. 1. Be6#. 530. 1. Nb6#. 531. 1. Qf5#. 532. 1. Qd4#. 533. 1. Qb4#. 534. 1. Qe8#. 535. 1...Qh1#. 536. 1...Ke2#. 537. 1...Ra1#. 538. 1...Rb1#. 539. 1...Qb4#. 540. 1...Qe5#. 541. 1. Ra3#. 542. 1. Rb4#. 543. 1. Qc6#. 544. 1. Qb8#. 545. 1. Qc4#. 546. 1. Qd6#. 547. 1...Re6#. 548. 1...Rf5#. 549. 1...Ng5#.550. 1...Re3#. 551. 1...Qe6#. 552. 1...Qd5#. 553. 1...b1Q#. 554. 1...Bd5#. 555. 1...Qd2#. 556. 1...Qe2#. 557. 1...Nc3#. 558. 1...Rb4#. 559. 1. Qg8#. 560. 1. Ra8#. 561. 1. Ra4#. 562. 1. g8Q#. 563. 1. Qxb7#. 564. 1. Rh3#. 565. 1. Nf7(g6)#. 566. 1. Ra5(d8)#.
567. 1. Nb6(c7)#. 568. 1. Rd8(h4)#. 569. 1. Qb5(d7)#. 570. 1. Rd5(e4)#. 571. 1. Bd6#. 572. 1. e8Q#.573. 1. Nb6#. 574. 1. Qc8#. 575. 1. Qf6#. 576. 1. Qc3#. 577. 1. Qf6#. 578. 1. d8Q#. 579. 1. f8Q#. 580. 1. Qf8#. 581. 1. Bf6#. 582. 1. Qb7#. 583. 1...Qc8#. 584. 1...Bc6#.585. 1...Qf3#. 586. 1...Qxd5#. 587. 1...Bc5#. 588. 1...e1Q#. 589. 1. Qh6#. 590. 1. Qa1#. 591. 1. Nc3#. 592. 1. Qh5#. 593. 1. Bd3#. 594. 1. Nc6#. 595. 1. Qxg5#. 596. 1. Qa8#. 597. 1. b8Q#. 598. 1. d8Q#.599. 1. d8Q#. 600. 1. e5#.
601. 1...Qa3#. 602. 1...Qf2#. 603. 1...Qe3#. 604. 1...d1Q#. 605. 1...Nd6#. 606. 1...Be3#. 607. 1. Bh3#.
ContentsNote for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and TrainersMate in One in the OpeningApproaching the OpeningSilly GamesOpen GamesSemi-Open GamesClosed GamesMate in One in the MiddlegamePinsSilly Pin PositionsDouble CheckDiscovered CheckAttacking the Kingside Castled PositionAttacking the Queenside Castled PositionAttacking an Uncastled KingCheckmate as a Defense from CheckCheckmate as a Defense from Double CheckPairs of PositionsMate in One in the EndingPawn EndingsMinor-Piece EndingsMajor-Piece EndingsPairs of PositionsChess AestheticsAll the Pieces on the Same DiagonalAll the Pieces on the Same FileAll the Pieces on the Same RankSolutions