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Duel of the knight pawns

4/7/2020 – Bishop endings have drawish tendencies, even if the bishops move on squares of the same colour. Therefore, precision is required to win a better position.

Like the old masters

4/3/2020 – In the diagram position it's Black to play and win - but before you start thinking, please don't forget to take your watch off...

A kingdom for my horse

3/31/2020 – With only a few pawns remaining it is often surprisingly difficult to win an endgame with a knight up.

The pinning bishop e4

3/27/2020 – In the diagram position Black faces the question of how to exploit the immobilized rook d3. In the game he made the wrong choice. Can you do better?

Venomous as venomous can be

3/26/2020 – The Najdorf continues to be popular and White has tried a lot of moves against it. The current ChessBase Magazin #194 (March/April) offers two repertoire ideas against the Najdorf – and both are pretty dangerous for Black. IM Alexander Seyb, for one, shows why 6.a3 – a seemingly harmless pawn-move – is everything but harmless. Take a look what he recommends in the new CBM issue!
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Running for cover

3/24/2020 – Rook endings have drawish tendencies. However, precision is required.

Bernstein's brilliancy

3/20/2020 – White's 48.Rcc8! in the diagram position starts the mate finale even if 48...Qe4 gives the black king an escape square on g6. Enjoy!

The Royal Path

3/17/2020 – Pawn endings require precise calculation. White to play and win.

Candidates classic revisited

3/13/2020 – In the diagram position, White threatens 16.Qh7++. The game continuation 15...Ng6 was brilliantly refuted. Can you see why — and also suggest an improvement for Black?

Undermining the defenses

3/10/2020 – In the endgame the pair of bishops is often a powerful weapon, as you can see in the example below.

The adventurous central king

3/6/2020 – This non-everyday opening position saw 12...Nc6 13.Nxc8+ Ke6. Now White has only one continuation to give him an advantage. Can you follow in Shirov's footsteps!?

Unexpected

3/3/2020 – Mating attacks also occur in the endgame. Here's an example with king and queen cooperating well.

The best rook move

2/28/2020 – In the diagram position, 26...Red8! is the correct way for Black to attack the white queen, with the knock-down argument showing after 27.Qc3. Which is?