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Puzzle of the week #175

Center blast

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #175"][Date "2011.11.26"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nf3 b5 8.Nf4 Qb6 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 g5

Puzzle of the week #174

King left in the center (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #174"][Date "2011.11.21"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b1kb1r/pp3p1p/4p1p1/2PpqnB1/6Q1/3B4/PPP2PPP/RN3RK1 w kq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #173

Traps

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #173"][Date "2011.11.15"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2kr3r/pp1b1pb1/1q2p1pn/3pP2p/1P1n1B1P/P1NB1NQ1/5PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #172

Storming the castle (6)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #172"][Date "2011.10.16"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1b2rrk1/3b1ppp/5n1q/1N1P4/p1B1p3/P5P1/1P1NQP1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #171"][Date "2011.10.16"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1k3r2/2p5/8/3R3p/2n3pP/2P3B1/r4PP1/5NK1 b - - 0 36"]36...Nd6? 37.Rxd6 {I blundered a piece and lost the game shortly}

Puzzle of the week #170

Logical puzzle (1)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #170"][Date "2011.08.30"][Result "0-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #169

Opposition (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #169"][Date "2011.08.30"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/8/8/k3p3/4P3/1K6/8 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #168

Rule of the square (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #168"][Date "2011.08.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/2pp2pp/8/2PP1P2/1p5k/8/PP4p1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #167

Rule of the square (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #167"][Date "2011.08.30"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3K4/7p/3k4/P7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #166

Zugzwang (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #166"][Date "2011.08.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/4k1p1/4p2p/4PP1P/6Q1/3q4/6PK/8 b - - 0 1"]1...Qxf5 2.Qxf5 exf5 3.Kg3 Kf7 4.Kf4 g6 5.hxg6+ Kxg6 6.g3 h5 7.e6 Kf6 8.e7 Kxe7 9.Kxf5 h4 10.gxh4 Kf7 {Draw}

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