The Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar - Door 2

by Arne Kaehler
12/2/2021 – The second day of our magical endgame calendar. Yesterday, you had to solve the famous endgame move by Shirov vs. Topalov. And of course, most of you knew the correct answer, and also mentioned the game. More of this, please! But we also had quite some participants answer with A. Be4, which won't do the trick. But no worries, you have 23 more tries. Today, we look at a famous check-mate in 18 moves. Luckily, you only need to know the first move to start this combo.
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Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar

Door 2

Open 24 Calendar doors, where you simply have to answer the endgame riddle correctly. Some puzzles are very straightforward, and others require a bit more research.

If you guess correct, you can automatically take part in a Christmas surprise package raffle, with other many valuable prizes.

The solution for door 1, and the newest riddle are in the video below:

 

Click here to make a guess!

And write the answer like this - e.g.: A, B, C or D

Please also add your own full name, e-mail, and in which country you currently live in.

Kindly understand, that you can only give an answer until the NEXT day 12:00 CET.

All winners will be informed on the 27th of December by email, and on the ChessBase news site.

The more Endgame Magic riddles you can solve correctly every day, the higher the chances are to win bigger prizes in the end.

You need help to solve this puzzle? Try the link below

Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Müller‘s fi rst DVD and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame expert, here lays the foundation for acquiring such a technique. The fi rst part of his training series can be started without any endgame knowledge, only a knowledge of the rules of chess is assumed.

We also highly recommend to always check Karsten Mueller's Endgame Training, in our ChessBase video section:

ChessBase Videos: Karsten Mueller's Endgame Training

Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.