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

1 comment:

  1. #1. Fork 1...Nb3! 2. Rb1 Nc5

    #2. Trapped piece, look for a better move 1. Nb4! (Nd4 is also effective)

    #3. Deny enemy outposts 1...Ne6! Nd5 Qc6 3. Bxe6 fxe6

    #4. Gain a crucial tempo 1. Kb2!! Kb5 2. Kc3 Kc5 3. Kd3 Kb4 4. Ke4 Kxb3

    #5. Remove the guard, skewer 1. Qxg5! fxg5 2. Rh8+ Kf7 3. R8h7+ Kg8 4. Rxc7

    #6. Blunder check 1. Nf1

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