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Category: Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #48

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • White to move
  • Why is Black lost here? (It is his move!)
  • Black to move
  • Black to move

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Author silasPosted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Categories Rook vs. Two Minor Pieces, Weekly Chess Letter

Endgame Class in the Marshall Chess Club

Starting on October 1, 2019 and continuing 12 Tuesdays throughout the Fall, I will be running a class titled Basic and Sharp Endgames.

Black to move and win

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Author silasPosted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019Categories Endgames, Sharp Endgames, The Secret Life of Bad Bishops, Weekly Chess LetterTags Marshall Chess Club

Weekly Chess Letter #47

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • White to move
  • Black to move
  • Black to move
  • White to move

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Author silasPosted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019Categories Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #46

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • White to move
  • Black to move
  • White to move – can he win?
  • Black to move – find the win

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Author silasPosted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019Categories Sharp Endgames, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #45

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • Black to move
  • White to move – find the win
  • Black to move – use the slight initiative
  • Black to move – find a winning plan

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Author silasPosted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019Categories Sharp Endgames, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #44

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • Black to move
  • White to move
  • Black to move
  • Black to move

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Author silasPosted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019Categories Sharp Endgames, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #43

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • Black to move.
  • Black to move.
  • White to move.
  • Black to move.

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Author silasPosted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019Categories The Secret Life of Bad Bishops, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #42

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • Black to move.
  • Black to move: What are the priorities here?
  • White to move: Can he draw the game?
  • Black to move: How to treat this position?

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Author silasPosted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019Categories Sharp Endgames, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #41

These are the critical positions for this weeks Chess Letter.

  • Black to move.
  • White to move: Calculate 15.c6
  • White to move.
  • White to move: How to deal with the threat to c3?

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Author silasPosted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019Categories Uncategorized, Weekly Chess Letter

Weekly Chess Letter #8

White to move.
Black to move.
Black to move.
Black to move.
Black to move.
Black to move.

These are the 6 critical positions for this week’s Chess Letter.

Continue reading “Weekly Chess Letter #8”

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Author silasPosted on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018Categories Exercises, The Secret Life of Bad Bishops, Weekly Chess Letter

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