The Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar - Door 4

by Arne Kaehler
12/4/2021 – Despite the most difficult task to date, a large number of clever players were able to find the solution, C. Kc4. Karsten Müller explains in the video exactly why only Kc4 wins and no other move. By the way - thanks for the lively participation. We have received more responses to our calendar than last year at the same time! That's wonderful! Today's example is about holding a draw, although it's with only one pawn against three pawns.

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Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar

Door 4

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 full solution for door 3, 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.

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

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Topics: 2021 Calendar, Endgame, Endgame Magic, Karsten Mueller
Arne Kaehler, a creative thinker who is passionate about board games in general was born in Hamburg and learned how to play chess at a very young age. Through teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess content on YouTube, Arne was able to extend this passion onto others and has even made an online chess course for anyone who wants to learn how to play this game. Currently, Arne blogs for the English news page of ChessBase and focuses on creating promotional and entertaining articles.
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The Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar - Door 25

12/25/2021 – We are sorry, but our calendar doesn't have 25 doors, but one solution still has to be shown. Thank you! We were able to beat last year's result, thanks to your record participation. All winners will be announced on 27.12.
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The Endgame Magic Christmas Calendar - Door 24

12/24/2021 – That's almost it! It's the last day of the calendar, and we want to say a huge thank you for the thousands of entries! Yesterday we had to send the king to c2 because of the virtual opposition. Finally, there is a really nice endgame treat to solve.
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60m Caro Kann Exchange Variation

The Exchange Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3) is a simple and easy to learn answer to the Caro-Kann. By clarifying the central tension White gives himself a clear plan of attack using the half open e-file and the e5 square. This is far from easy for Black to meet as Bobby Fischer, Jan Timman, Walter Browne and other leading Grandmasters have demonstrated in their games. Black too has his resources but he needs to know what he's doing. On this DVD you will find a clear explanation of the strategy for both sides as well as answers to popular treatments such as 4...Nc6 5.c3 Qc7. Whilst the main focus is on the White side of this opening you will also find ways for Black to defend.