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Some games and zugzwang

Some games and zugzwang

rivuchess
| May 19, 2021
| 268
| 9

Today I'll analyze 2 games of mine and give the theory of zugzwang. Here are the games. This is my 1st game in which I got a brilliant move. I'm white. Lessons:- 1. 43.Rb6+ is a brilliant move because it does not allow the king to rest on b3, ...

Distance matters in chess!

Distance matters in chess!

rivuchess
| Apr 28, 2021
| 242
| 12

Most of you do wonder, how is maths related to chess. It is related to chess like this, 8*8 is 64, ie. no. of squares in a board, each square's area is 1cm*1cm ie. 1 sq. cm etc. But, distance between the pieces also matter as a fact. I have demons...

Are all rook endgames really a draw?

Are all rook endgames really a draw?

rivuchess
| Apr 22, 2021
| 329
| 24

Not really. There are plenty of rook endgame position studies such as the Lucena Position, Philidor Position, Vancura Defence and 7th rank defence. Out of these, the philidor is a draw, the lucena is a win but not at all times and the last 2 I men...

King and 2 pawns vs. King, Rook and pawn

King and 2 pawns vs. King, Rook and pawn

rivuchess
| Apr 18, 2021
| 370
| 7

Hello dear members, it's @rivuchess here. Today we will learn how to force a drawing endgame from a losing one. This is a game I played in a club blitz tournament. The tournament was CQC live 2 arena. I will also give some additional lessons other...

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