Submitted by
benws on Mon Sep 8, 2008 4:21am.
Karpov was devastating in Linares 1994, and this is one of his games. He obtains the advantage in the opening, and slowly begins to creep toward black's king. Then comes a blaze of sacrfices, inculding three rook sacs!
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Sep 6, 2008 1:11pm.
Jackson Showalter (1860-1935) was the United States chess champion four times in the period of 1890 to 1898. He held the title a fifth time from 1906 to 1909. Altogether he won the title five times in matches against four rivals and lost title mat... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:57pm.
In this game, Tal appears to be focused on the queenside, but after a mistake by his opponent, he switches to the kingside. The result is a brilliant tactical display followed by mate.
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Fri Sep 5, 2008 9:51am.
Here is a very nice chess composition I found:
This composition includes a very interesting imbalance. Black has many advanced pawns while white in compensation has a Rook. What will prevail? The advanced pawns or the Rook? This ch... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:55am.
Olafsson's play in this game is simple and elegant. He lures his opponent into winning the exchange, and then exploits the weaknesses he has left behind. When he obtains two connected passed pawns, their power is unstoppable.
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:43am.
Petrosian knows how to make the most of a small advantage. He takes one, transforms it into another, and yet another. Eventually, his centralization allows him to start a flank attack with his pawns. After his rook manages to make it to the 7th ra... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:50pm.
Keres takes advantage of an opening slip by his opponent, and quickly mounts a kingside attack. With the help of a few rook sacrifces, the final breakthrough provides an elegant finish to a model game.
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:39am.
what would you do in this position against a beginner?
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Submitted by
chessthings on Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:29pm.
The 2009 Daily Chess Calendar features an exciting position from a master games. All the greats from Steinitz, Lasker, and Capablance to Anand, Kasparov, and Tal are included. This calendar is a must have for every player and enthusiast. http://ch... Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Sat Aug 9, 2008 9:29am.
You shall play White here and you will quickly find out that the material is equal, but both your rook on e5 and your pawn on b2 is attacked. When you move you rook out of the way, your opponent will take your b-pawn, and then your a-pawn will be ... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:37am.
A tense opening battle leads to a nice queen sacrifice by white, who proceeds to hunt down black's exposed king in the endgame. Black's extra queen is completely helpless to defend.
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Thu Aug 7, 2008 3:55pm.
I thougth this was a nice puzzle
worth sharing. Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Fri Aug 1, 2008 7:40am.
This position is faily equal and you are playing White. Material is equal and you ave an advantage that your pieces are more developed than his while his positive sign is that his center is stronger. Well, it is your turn, and you can checkmate... Read more »
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:58am.
I thought this puzzle was easy. For all new puzzle i am going to try to find some that are more challenging. I still hope you all can enjoy this one though. Let me know what you think about it.
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:30am.
In this position, you are Black. You are down in material, down a knight for two pawns. The two extra pawns are doubled on the g-file and soon one or both of them can be lost. You are set for a defeat but you got one last chance to avoid it as he ... Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:36am.
Now this one is a little hard, certainly harder than the previous two. You are Black. Material is even but White has a much stronger pawn structure, and you have doubled f-pawns. Looking at the position further, you can see that your rook on e5 is... Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:51am.
You are playing as White. You are a full piece and two pawns down and your opponent is threatening a mate in 2. His position looks strong, and it is except for one major flaw. You have to use that flaw to checkmate him in four moves to turn a losi... Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:16am.
You are Black in this position. You are two pawns down, and your opponent is strongly placed. What do you do in this position?? You can mate in 3 by force.
If you don't know the answer, see it down.
&nbs... Read more »
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Submitted by
rvitorper on Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:59pm.
A puzzle from a match that I played, try to solve it! Black to play and gain material Read more »
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:41pm.
Black to move and draw
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Submitted by
chesslife on Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:19pm.
really hard
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:47am.
I hope you all enjoy this Puzzle
i had to use help to find the solution
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:18pm.
Few of us realize that one of the best weapons against an attack is to play for exchange of pieces. An attack flourishes on complications, on the efforts of powerfully posted pieces aimed at cramped positions. Every time you simplify, you remove a... Read more »
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