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Black, a young player was completely outplayed by a former world champion. He still managed to reach the following position. Two minutes before the time control his position appeared hopeless with 38.Qe5. Questions: 1)What did he do? 2)Who were the players? Black to Play   38…Rg1+! 39.Kh2 Rh1+! 40.Kg1+ Rg1+!= Draw and thereby hangs a […]

The recently concluded 37th World Chess Solving Tournament (24th September-25th September, 2013) in Batumi, Georgia was an affair to remember. The event held under the aegis of WFCC* was directed by Axel Steinbrink, Germany. 56 Solvers from 19 countries participated in the competition. Poland was first, followed by Germany and Serbia in this prestigious event. […]

Dragan Stojnic 1st Prize, FIDE Olympic Tourney, Istanbul 2012 White to play and mate in two moves

Tactics is something that can make you an overall better player. That’s why I recommend practicing tactics problems on daily basis. Tactical blunder is the factor that very often decides the game. It does not matter how weak or strong chess player you are, solving tactics problems is something that can keep your skills sharp […]

This is continuation of the previous week’s tactical studies. Here are another 7 very difficult mate in 2 problems. You can approach them in two different ways. First, you should try to analyze the position before struggling to find the right moves. In this type of problems each piece is usually does a specific job […]