Submitted by
gmatt on Mon Dec 1, 2008 12:52am.
There is no doubt that the endgame is a fundamental part of chess theory and practice. Myself, I am quite a weak endgame player and I have a love/hate relationship with it. I'm sure we could all use a puzzle or two about the endgame which seem muc... Read more »
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Submitted by
shenky1 on Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:22pm.
solve me this puzzle......mate in 3 moves....
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Submitted by
sevenhunt on Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:08pm.
The white play and win in 6 moves Read more »
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Submitted by
rubyflyer on Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:15am.
This is about triangulation. Triangulation is a method in the endgame. You use it when it is a king vs. king and pawn endgame or similar endgame, when you have the advantage. You use your king to make a triangle (hence the name triangulation) and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
photray94 on Tue Nov 4, 2008 7:18am.
In chess, there are a variety of matting patterns. All follow basic principles: limit the king from any square he can move to while threatening him without retaliation from the other pieces. Commonly found is the Anastasia's Mate, used frequen... Read more »
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Submitted by
Monarchs on Mon Nov 3, 2008 6:54pm.
General concensus is that I was losing, but hey, never say die...
This is a trial article, but does show some of the traps that occur in an end game.
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Submitted by
darksquares on Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:16am.
The coolest mate I've found. White to play mate in 4. Read more »
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Submitted by
darksquares on Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:52pm.
Here is a long mate I found. White to play mate in 5. Read more »
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Submitted by
darksquares on Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:13pm.
Hi everybody. I was messing around again. Here's the problem, White to play and mate in three. (There is another square black can move to, but it leads to checkmate in 2.) Read more »
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Submitted by
darksquares on Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:08am.
I was messing around with my chessboard yesterday, and I came up with this puzzle. I had origionally thought it was mate in 3, but I saw a better mate. Just thought I would share it. Read more »
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:48pm.
A puzzle i saw in a group i am in. I thought i would share.
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Submitted by
likesforests on Sun Oct 5, 2008 3:25pm.
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This is one of the 100 endgame you must know, says GM Jesus de la Villa. It was also the subject of the first recorded chess endgame study by Al-Aldi in 842 AD.
I. Evaluation & Principles
71% draws.
Usually won if the knight ventures a... Read more »
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Submitted by
rollingpawns on Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:29am.
Recently I had an endgame K+B+4P vs. K+6P. Despite of my expectations, the game ended in a draw. I was upset and decided to get to the root of it.
Bishop equals three pawns, we learned that at the beginning of our chess careers. So, if in th... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:08pm.
The following game was played in Lone Pine, California. The Louis D. Statham Masters tournaments held there from 1971-1981 were directed by Isaac Kashdan. The illustration is from the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History. The st... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:33pm.
A magnificent game by Rubenstein. Early in the game, Lasker sacs a pawn for complications, but he plays brilliantly on the defensive, first squashing all counterplay and then forcing his opponent into a lost rook & pawn ending.
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Submitted by
lotus_elise on Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:10am.
create your own solution or way to solve this game:) Read more »
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Submitted by
galion1 on Sat Sep 6, 2008 3:24am.
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Sep 1, 2008 9:04pm.
Here is a game from the 1st Dragon Capital Vietnam Chess Open, IM Tu Hoang Thai - GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw things quickly simplify into a endgame. Usually most players ... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:06pm.
A great game by Botvinnik, as he shows just how powerful a knight can be in the endgame. You have to notice his elegant sacrfice of the exchange, followed by his knight dancing rings around his opponent's rook.
(notes & title by irving chern... Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:30pm.
White mates in 3 moves
this is a puzzle I don't know how to solve.
does anyone know how to do it?
DO NOT allow a draw Read more »
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Submitted by
aareyes06 on Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:28pm.
No. 1
Howdy All!
A while back I came across an interesting position in the June 1972 issue of Chess Digest Magazine. In this particular position, the annotator Master Ken Smith claimed a draw. I had a different opinion but sought ... Read more »
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