Showing posts with label Endgame Improvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Endgame Improvement. Show all posts

Thursday, December 23, 2010

WWC endgame improvement


Black to move. How can Black win this?

Source: ChessToday.net
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Endgame challenge


White just played 44. Be7. It is now Black to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for Black? How should Black proceed?

8/4Bk2/1bp1p1pK/p1p1P3/P1P2P2/8/7P/8 b - - 0 44

Hou Yifan - Humpy Konery (WWC Seminfinal - game 1)
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Special endgame improvement


White to move. Is this a win or draw for White? How should White proceed?

8/3Q4/8/K7/8/2k5/2p5/8 w - - 0 2
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Endgame improvement


This is the actual position in the Kosteniuk - Khukhashvili game earlier today. It is Black to move. Is this a win or draw for Black? How should Black proceed?

8/5p2/8/4kp2/R7/2r3pP/4K1P1/8 b - - 0 83
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Endgame challenge


White to move. How should White proceed?

8/p2np2p/2PPk2p/1P6/8/1N4K1/8/8 w - - 0 1
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Endgame improvement


Black to move. Is this a win or draw? How should Black proceed?

7b/8/8/8/2kp4/B7/8/K7 b - - 0 1
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Chess improvement


White to move. Is this a win or draw?

7k/1R4R1/7p/p2p3P/P2P4/8/KP4P1/r7 w - - 0 2

This is based on the game between L'Ami (2626) - Van Wely (2666).

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