7/13/2018 – No time to waste! 36.Rc7!! in the diagram position is the only move to give White an advantage, although Black's counterplay on the back rank might send a shiver down one's spine. However, after 36...Ng3+ 37.Kh2 Nf1+ 38.Kh3 Qg1 you are to checkmate in 7 - enjoy!

7/5/2018 – In the diagram position White threatens to win the black queen with Bg4+. So far, so clear - but I bet you have already seen why after 30...Qf8 the bishop move leads to success as well!

6/29/2018 – In the diagram position, Black is just fine — the only thing she should avoid is the game continuation 20...Ne5?? Are you itching to move some white pieces after that?

6/22/2018 – White's queen is threatening to take the rook e8 with a back rank mate, while his own exposed king might get ready to escape via e2. How would you continue as Black in the diagram position?

6/15/2018 – Following 27...Nxc4 28.Nd5 Nb2 from the diagram, Black's knight is threatening two major pieces. Can you see already here how White turns the tables — or rather the fork — after that?

6/8/2018 – Despite being down a rook, Black is just winning! But there is only one path to victory starting from the diagramed position. How would you continue?

6/1/2018 – With his king running in the middle of the board, Black's position seems to be completely lost, and 34.Qe7+! Kd5 35.Rf2 in the diagram would indeed have sealed his fate. The immediate 34.Rf2?, however, could have (semi-) backfired for White. How?

5/25/2018 – In the diagram position Black holds several trumps, above all his active queen on b6 which nails down the white king on f1. Can you see how the English super-GM increased his advantage decisively?

5/18/2018 – Following 22.Nxb7 in the diagram position, Black can get a clear edge — if he finds the right way to tackle White's strayed knight. Any ideas?

5/11/2018 – In the diagram position Black's knight d6 seems immobile due to the hanging rook on d8. Would you dare to take the pawn e4 as White here — and how?

5/4/2018 – After 17...Nb3 in the diagram position White intends the double attack 18.Qd3, targeting both the black knight and the pawn g6 in front of the king g8. A nice idea, actually — but can you see why Black went for this continuation anyway?

4/27/2018 – Playing 30...Rxd4! in the diagram position, Black goes all-in for a counter attack against the white king. Can you work out the win for him after both 31.Rxf8 and 31.Qd8 then?