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Puzzle of the week #155

Endgame intuition (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #155"][Date "2011.03.12"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4r1k1/8/3R1Qpp/2p5/2P1p1q1/P3P3/1P2PK2/8 b - - 0 1"]1...Rf8 ({Saving the g6-pawn is not a very good option; see what happens after} 1...g5??) (1...h5 2.Qxg6+ Qxg6 3.Rxg6+ Kh7 4.Rc6 Re5 {We have a Rook and pawns endgame}) 2.Rd8 Rxd8 3.Qxd8+ {White will bother the Black King with checks quite a lot}

Puzzle of the week #154

What say you: A, B, or C? (3)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #154"][Date "2011.03.07"][Result "0-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r3k2r/pp1q1ppp/1bpp1nn1/4p1B1/2N1P3/1QPP1N1P/PP3PP1/R4RK1 b kq - 0 1"]1...Qc7 (1...Bc5) (1...Bd8)

Puzzle of the week #153

Knight's short journey (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #153"][Date "2011.02.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/7p/8/6pp/4N1Pk/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #152

The edge of a Knife

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #152"][Date "2011.02.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4rk1/1p5q/p2p1p1Q/4p2N/2Pp4/8/PP5P/5R1K w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #151

Any position is interesting

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #151"][Date "2011.02.14"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6k1/5pb1/6pp/p1pr1b2/1p1pNB2/7P/PPP1RPP1/6K1 w - - 0 27"]{In the game} 27.Bc7 a4 28.Bb6 c4 29.Ng3 d3 30.cxd3 cxd3 31.Rd2 Bc3 {Black is winning}

Puzzle of the week #150

Helm's Deep

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #150"][Date "2011.02.07"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/4p1kp/4p1p1/4pPP1/4P2Q/6NP/1r1q4/1n3R1K w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #149

Modern opening surprises (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #149"][Date "2011.01.30"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Nd5 6.Qb3 Nb6 7.cxd4 d5 8.Be2 Bf5 9.O-O Be7 10.Nc3 Nb4 11.Bd2

Puzzle of the week #148

The final result counts

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #148"][Date "2011.01.22"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1qB1r1k1/5pp1/1Bb4p/2P4n/1P6/P4n2/1N3QPP/2R2N1K b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #147

Pawns gone missing

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #147"][Date "2011.01.15"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4rk2/1p6/p1qr1bQ1/8/P7/1P5R/2P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #146

Achile's heel (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #146"][Date "2011.01.08"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bc4 Nd7
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