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Category: Exercises

Weekly Chess Letter #1

White to move.
Black to move.
Black to move: choose between 23…Rc7 and 23…Nd5

Today, on Friday, October 5th, I am launching the Weekly Chess Letter.

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Author silasPosted on October 5, 2018Categories Exercises, Weekly Chess Letter

Free Sample of My Weekly Chess Letter

Fedoseev – Andreikin, Russia 2018. White to move: how would you continue?

My Weekly Chess Letter will launch on next Friday, October 5th. To get a sense of what you can expect as a subscriber, I have made a blog page with a free sample.

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Author silasPosted on September 28, 2018September 29, 2018Categories Endgames, Exercises, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Endgame Column #8

Lund 2018: Black to move and win.

This week I shall follow up on last week’s column with a knight vs. bishop endgame with focus on the shortest diagonal in front of the pawn. I shall also present a study of my own, with solution to follow next week.

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Author silasPosted on January 14, 2018Categories Exercises, Sharp Endgames, Weekly Endgame Column

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 Column

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 Chess

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 Quiz

Book Presentation at the Marshall Chess Club

Don’t miss my book presentation of Sharp Endgames at the Marshall Chess Club next Tuesday, December 5, at 7pm.

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Author silasPosted on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017Categories Book Presentation, Endgames, Exercises, Sharp Endgames, The Secret Life of Bad BishopsTags Marshall Chess Club

10 Tactical Exercises with Solutions

Black to move.

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Author silasPosted on November 26, 2017Categories Exercises, Middlegame, Tactics

10 Tactical Exercises

I have added a new page to my blog with 10 great tactical exercises.

Black to move.

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Author silasPosted on November 25, 2017November 25, 2017Categories Exercises, Middlegame, Tactics

Solutions to Giri-Rapport 2017

I have added a new page to the blog with positions and solutions from the 3 exercises presented earlier this week, all stemming from Giri-Rapport 2017.

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Author silasPosted on November 24, 2017November 24, 2017Categories Endgames, Exercises, Sharp Endgames

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