Thursday, July 05, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 43-48

Position #43: white to move
8/1P6/K5p1/P5p1/5k2/5p2/8/1q6 w - - 0 1

Position #44: white to move
2rr2k1/p3q1b1/1p1pb1pp/4p3/2P5/1PN1Q1P1/P4PBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1

Position #45: white to move
r3r1k1/pqp2pp1/2p5/4p2p/Q3P1n1/1P4P1/PBP3PP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1

Position #46: white to move
r5k1/3R2P1/2p1rp1P/1p5N/8/p4PK1/2b5/7R w - - 0 1

Position #47: black to move
2r5/p4ppk/qp3n1p/3p4/3Pn1P1/P3PN1P/1Q3P1B/2R3K1 b - - 0 1

Position #48: black to move
r1br2k1/1p2pp1p/1pp3pB/4q3/PP1nP3/6PP/1Q3PB1/R4R1K b - - 0 1

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 37-42

Position #37: white to move
6k1/5pbp/6p1/3rp3/8/4B1P1/5P1P/1R4K1 w - - 0 1

Position #38: black to move
8/5bkp/5p2/p1p5/Pp1p1P2/1P1P2P1/2K4P/4N3 b - - 0 1

Position #39: black to move
r4rk1/p2nqppp/1p1p1n2/2pP4/P1P1p3/2P1P2P/3BBPP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1

Position #40: white to move
3R4/6p1/4p1k1/p3P1N1/8/5NP1/2p2PKP/q7 w - - 0 1

Position #41: black to move
2r3k1/5pp1/2Q1p2p/4P3/4Rqb1/1PP2N2/r5PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1

Position #42: black to move
3rr1k1/1bq1bppp/ppnpp3/2n3P1/P3PPQ1/2N1B3/1PPN2BP/R4R1K b - - 0 1

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 31-36

Position #31: black to move
8/8/8/8/p1p5/P1P5/1P6/K1kb4 b - - 0 1

Position #32: white to move
r2qr1k1/2p1b2p/p1n1npp1/1p1pP3/8/2P1BN2/PPB2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1

Position #33: white to move
r2qkb1r/1b1nppp1/p1p2n1p/1p1pN3/3P3B/2PBP3/PP1N1PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1

Position #34: black to move
3rk2r/pp3pb1/4p2p/2n1Nbp1/2B5/2Pp2B1/PP3PPP/2KR3R b - - 0 1

Position #35: white to move
3n4/2k3r1/1p6/1K1R4/2P5/3P4/8/8 w - - 0 1

Position #36: black to move
r1bqkbnr/pp1pp2p/2n2pp1/8/4P3/3BQN2/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R b - - 0 1

Monday, June 11, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 25-30

Position #25: black to move
r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2n5/1B2p3/6P1/3PPQ2/PPP3P1/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1

Position #26: black to move
2kr1r2/pqp3pp/1pb1p1n1/4p3/8/Q1P1B1P1/PP2BP1P/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1

Position #27: white to move
2brr1k1/4n1pp/p1p1p3/2RpP3/3P4/P4N1P/1P3BP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1

Position #28: black to move
2r1nrk1/pbqn1p1p/1p6/2p1pP2/2Pp3P/1P1Pb1P1/PB2Q1BK/RN2NR2 b - - 0 1

Position #29: black to move
4r1k1/3b1p2/1pp2n1p/3p2p1/Nb1N4/6B1/PPP2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 1

Position #30: white to move
2nr3r/4k2p/1ppb1p2/p1p3p1/P1P1P3/4BN2/2PR1PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 19-24

Position #19: white to move
1q4k1/p5pp/4pn1r/2Q1Np2/3P4/PP6/5PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1

Position #20: white to move
2rq1rk1/1b1nbppp/p1p1pn2/1p4B1/3P4/P1NBPN2/1P3PPP/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 1

Position #21: white to move
r5k1/2pqn1pp/p4r2/1pnp4/8/2P2PN1/PPB2P1P/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1

Position #22: black to move
8/2P5/p2K4/8/1P1k4/8/8/2r5 b - - 0 1

Position #23: white to move
r4rk1/1p2qpb1/1np1b1pp/p1n1p3/2P1P3/1PN1BNPP/P1Q2PB1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1

Position #24: white to move
2r2r2/3q1ppk/p2p1nnp/1pp1p3/4P3/PBNPPR1P/1PP2QP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1

Monday, June 04, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 13-18

Position #13: black to move
r2br1k1/1p3pp1/1pn4p/2p1p3/2P5/P1P2PP1/4P1BP/1RB1R1K1 b - - 0 1

Position #14: white to move
6k1/ppqn1bb1/2p4p/2P1p1p1/4P3/5P2/P1QNBBPP/6K1 w - - 0 1

Position #15: white to move
rn1qk2r/pbp2pp1/1p1ppn1p/8/1bPPP3/2NB4/PPQ1NPPP/R1B1K2R w - - 0 1

Position #16: white to move
r4rk1/pppq1ppp/2np4/8/3PP2n/P2BB1R1/1PPQ2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1

Position #17: white to move
K7/P7/8/6k1/5pp1/1r6/8/R7 w - - 0 1

Position #18: white to move
r3kb1r/5ppp/p3n3/1pp1P3/8/4BN2/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 7-12

Position #7: black to move
1r5k/2p3pp/1p1p3r/1P1Qp3/P2bPpB1/3P2qP/5PP1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1

Position #8: white to move
r1b2rk1/p1q1n1pp/3b1pn1/1Bp5/4P3/2N1BN1P/PPP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1

Position #9: white to move
2r3k1/2P2ppp/Q7/3ppq2/4n3/6P1/5P1P/2R2BK1 w - - 0 1

Position #10: black to move
2r1k2r/5p1p/5P2/4p1PQ/2q1n2P/8/PPP5/1K1RR3 b - - 0 1

Position #11: white to move
rn1qk2r/pbppbppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/P1N2N2/1PQ1PPPP/R1B1KB1R w - - 0 1

Position #12: white to move
8/4kp1p/Bp3np1/2p5/P2b4/8/3B2PP/5K2 w - - 0 1

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Cheng: Practical Chess Exercises 1-6

Position #1: black to move
1rr3k1/2q2pbp/1p1p2p1/n2Pp3/R1P1P3/2NQ2P1/5P1P/2R2BK1 b - - 0 1

Position #2: white to move
2rr2k1/1p1bppbp/pBqp1np1/4n3/N1P1P3/1P3P2/P1NQB1PP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1

Position #3: black to move
2B1k2r/4bp1p/pq1p1p2/1pn1p3/4P3/2P1N3/PP1N1PPP/1K1R1R2 b - - 0 1

Position #4: white to move
  8/8/8/7p/1k4p1/1P6/2K2P1P/8 w - - 0 1

Position #5: white to move
1r3rk1/2q5/3p1pp1/n1pPp1n1/ppP1P3/1P4N1/P1BQ1PKR/7R w - - 0 1

Position #6: white to move
r3r1k1/1b3p1p/p2p1np1/1pqPp3/P1p1Pb2/2P2NNP/1PB1QPP1/RR4K1 w - - 0 1