Weekly Chess Letter – IM Silas Esben Lund

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

Pages: 12

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

Pages: 12

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

Pages: 12

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

Pages: 12

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

Pages: 12

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

Pages: 12

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.

Pages: 12

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?

Pages: 12

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?

Pages: 12

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.

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