Day 11_ Improving Your Endgame Play — 21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess by TheChessWorld

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Day 11: Improving Your Endgame Play — 21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess by TheChessWorld.com

21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess

Day 11: Improving Your Endgame Play

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Here is your homework that you should do after reading the chapter!

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Master s Game

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Go through this master game, read all the comments and try to understand the basic ideas behind the moves. To fully understand the game you might want to study it multiple times. For your convenience the PGN of this game is attached below the diagram.

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Black is getting ready to castle either king's or queen's side. The main objective for white is to prevent that. 1. Ng5 This move prevents castling to the either side, since it threatens both the h7 and f7 pawns. [1. Kh1 Let's see what happens if black castles short in this position. 1... OO 2. Bh7 A typical bishop sacrifice. You should be aware of this move when you have similar positions, with black's knight not covering f6 square. 2... Kh7 3. Ng5 Kg6 King has to come out on g6. (If 3... Kg8 4. Qh5 with a force mate.) 4. Qg4 Another typical move in such position, queen goes to g4 protecting the knight and at the

Download PGN of this exercise.


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Tactics Lab

Homework

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Instructions: Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the program on your way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup pieces on the board and attempt again. Solutions are given at the bottom.

#61. White to move and win


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#62. Black to move and win


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#66. Black to move and win Hide Solution

#61. 1. Bh6+ Kxh6 (1… Kh8 2. Nf7#) 2. Nf7+ Kg7 3. Nxd8 1-0 #62. 1…Rc1+ 2. Rxc1 (2. Bxc1 Qb1#) 2…Qxd5 0-1 #63. 1. Bg6 Qd7 (1…hxg6 2. hxg6+ Kg8 3. gxf7+) 2. Bxe8 1-0 #64. 1. Qf6 exf6 (1…Nxe1 2. Qg7#) 2. Rxe8# 1-0 #65. 1. Rh8+ Bxh8 (1… Kxh8 2. Qxf7) 2. Nh6+ 1-0


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#66. 1…Qxg1+ 2. Kxg1 (2. Rxg1 Nf2#) 2…Ne2+ 3. Kh1 Nf2# 0-1

Endgame Lab: Position 11 Instructions: Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the program on your way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup pieces on the board and attempt again. Solutions are given at the end. Check them only after your complete/attempt all problems.


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Download PGN of this exercise.


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The main idea here for white is to cut the black's king from the pawn, on the king's side of the board. 1. Re7 Kf5 2. Kd3 Kf6 3. Rh7 Still keeping the king from the pawn. 3... Ke6 4. Kc4 Now the white's king start moving towards the pawn to support its promotion. 4... Kd6 5. Kb5 Rb1 6. Ka6 Ra1 7. Kb7 Rb1 8. Kc8 Rc1 9. Kb8 Rb1 10. Rb7 Blocking with the rook and promoting the pawn soon afterwards. 10... Rh1 11. a8Q Rh8 12. Ka7 Ra8 13. Ka8 And white wins easily.

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