Endgame Challenge Solutions

by ChessBase
2/17/2026 – Were you able to solve the challenge positions we gave you last week? Were you able to defeat the diagrams, which defended tenatiously? Today we bring you all solutions, with very instructive video explanations by Jared Modica, a chess content creator from Austin, Texas. He shows us how to solve tatical lines of play, and how to handle pawns in endgames.
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These are the three problems we gave you to solve:

In each case it is White to move and win.

Solutions – with video explanations

P1: Which piece do you move?

P2: Can you promote the pawn?

P3: Can you stop those pawns?

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About the author

Jared Modica is a chess content creator from Austin, Texas and the founder of the YouTube channel Volclus, where he publishes instructional chess puzzles and opening guides. With over 175,000 subscribers, he is known for his clear, engaging teaching style and his ability to make complex ideas accessible to players of all levels.

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