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Month: December 2017

Weekly Endgame Column #6

White to move and win

This week I shall continue the treatment of 2N vs. pawn. The knowledge from the second Endgame Column will come to use as you are encouraged to solve 20 exercises to get familiar with the 2 first phases:

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Author silasPosted on December 28, 2017Categories 2N vs. Pawn, Exercises, Weekly Endgame ColumnLeave a comment on Weekly Endgame Column #6

Sharp Endgames Book Review

Based on Giri – Rapport, 2017: Black to move and draw.

Quality Chess has added the first review of Sharp Endgames on their homepage.

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Author silasPosted on December 26, 2017December 26, 2017Categories Book Review, Endgames, Exercises, Sharp EndgamesTags Chess Life, John Hartmann, Quality ChessLeave a comment on Sharp Endgames Book Review

Weekly Endgame Column #5

White to move and win.

This week the subject is knight + pawn versus bishop. We shall have a look at positions where the shortest diagonal in front of the pawn is 4 or 5 squares.

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Author silasPosted on December 25, 2017December 25, 2017Categories Weekly Endgame ColumnLeave a comment on Weekly Endgame Column #5

Updated Chess Quiz

White to move and win.

Christmas is approaching, and my Fun Chess Quiz is an excellent choice for chess clubs on the last chess evening before the holidays!

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Author silasPosted on December 18, 2017Categories ExercisesTags Chess QuizLeave a comment on Updated Chess Quiz

#1 New Release in Chess

Sharp Endgames is currently no. 1 on Amazon’s New Release chess list!

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Weekly Endgame Column #4

3. White to move and win

This week, we shall follow up on last week’s exercises. On the way, a couple of new important pawn endgames with 3 vs. 2 will be treated.

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List of Weekly Endgame Columns

I have added a list of the Weekly Endgame Columns for a better overview. Number 4 will appear shortly, you can find the list and overview here.

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Weekly Endgame Column #3

This week, I will look into pawn endgames with 3 vs. 2 on the same side. In order to navigate through the positions, we shall deal with important 2 vs. 1 positions too.

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Impressions from the Book Presentation

Here are a few pictures from Tuesday evening at the Marshall Chess Club.

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Author silasPosted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017Categories Book Presentation, Sharp EndgamesTags Marshall Chess ClubLeave a comment on Impressions from the Book Presentation

Sharp Endgames – Playing Training on Tuesday!

At my book presentation on Tuesday at the Marshall Chess Club, there will be some actual playing training as it reflects the purpose of the book: it is simply a good way to present my book!

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