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Courseblog #1 : Chess mistake and creative punishment - 80 puzzles

ChessTacticsStrategyPuzzleEndgame
We all make mistakes in chess. Even at my level which is 2400 blitz & 2400-2500 rapid, my opponents and I make mistakes and blunders in nearly every game. Which chess skill is the most crucial one? It's tactics, the ability to punish those blunders! The more patterns you know - the better you are as a player. You face typical tactical motifs and patterns in nearly every game. But is this post about that? No! Here are very few common tactical patterns, and the ones which I find most beautiful. This blog is aimed to show you the beauty of chess and the creativity involved in punishing mistakes in chess. I reviewed over 500 of my rapid and some blitz games to create this blog! I selected the most interesting mistakes with the most creative punishments. Courseblog is the blog which you can use as the part of your chess training. Let's start!

You will be given the screenshot of the position with the mistake that occurred in the game. Your task will be to find the correct move. The board orientation shows you which side you're playing as.

Overall there are 80 puzzles. First puzzles are the easiest.

Puzzle #1
robidracorosa vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qxb2
imageSolution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/5ktAWT8T#41

Puzzle #2
NaidichArkasha vs Sohey
The mistake is : Nxe4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/P5FXyOMj#11

Puzzle #3
Dragon_Sword vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rd7
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/uPCcjpdH#61

Puzzle #4
AntunesXY vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Nb3
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/5PKNfyDg#38

Puzzle #5
kavolokavala2 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Bh6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/sZ4dPMmw#38

Puzzle #6
BobLeeSwagger465 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qd6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/ShniEJQW#68

Puzzle #7
kalambureus vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Bxh6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/PeWhTCQ1#82

Puzzle #8
NaidichArkasha vs Hammurapi65
The mistake is : Rhe1
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/qWtZGiGt#24

Puzzle #9
MR_HW vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Nf6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/Fs9CvU8Z#9

Puzzle #10
Harryhudidn't vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Nh5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/fn5cpIfa#37

Puzzle #11
NaidichArkasha vs OnePunchman28
The mistake is : O-O
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/gqzeW4YL#17

Puzzle #12
NaidichArkasha vs chessnewstw
The mistake is : h5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/K7uB8Ay2#52

Puzzle #13
NaidichArkasha vs viclall
The mistake is : b5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/fG34O2ib#35

Puzzle #14
RnV4ever vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rh1
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/Dv3oyyfx#46

Puzzle #15
NaidichArkasha vs RnV4ever
The mistake is : Rxf4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/0LkXRwM0#25

Puzzle #16
NaidichArkasha vs InvisibleAttack
The mistake is : Nc6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/se4YZJVN#11

Puzzle #17
NaidichArkasha vs WIM qween1
The mistake is : Rf8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/zBVIf00m#43

Puzzle #18
NaidichArkasha vs Azher_GM
The mistake is : g6 image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/vV9gbma5#35

Puzzle #19
NaidichArkasha vs ice_hawk10
The mistake is : Qc4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/LRyJAmBF#49

Puzzle #20
NaidichArkasha vs ice_hawk10
The mistake is : Rc5
imageSolution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/w1p7rWc9#64

Puzzle #21
ZhengyuChen vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : g3
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/cSmVE5Ko#28

Puzzle #22
Kutsuki vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Na6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/OdJGBoxu#31

Puzzle #23
Harryhudidnt vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qe2 After your first move it can be unclear which move will opponent will play. Hint - after his move you play move which is based on fork pattern
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/8PI04l5y#30

Puzzle #24
hosein76 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Kf8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/nz0jft70#41

Puzzle #25
Elver_Galarga99 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qb3
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/Le0UYITU#34

Puzzle #26
YasserMohamadi vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : b4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/8sJtVjOa#68

Puzzle #27
systemnosystem vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Ng6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/ZEQqG9Ap#29

Puzzle #28
NaidichArkasha vs Broly_BC
The mistake is : Bf4
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/bS3yjOcQ#24

Puzzle #29
NaidichArkasha vs oleoko
The mistake is : b5
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/ObLmrAwS#17

Puzzle #30
Revolverman vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qf4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/PMcJa5Ni#50

Puzzle #31
fulldestambul vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : a5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/ew20SHa6#73

Puzzle #32
MitSahne vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Be8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/a7TyCPO9#84

Puzzle #33
NaidichArkasha vs YaserMohamadi
The mistake is : Rhd1
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/h9z5FIje#38

Puzzle #34
concrete_dutch vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rg2
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/cAPjgGlF#78

Puzzle #35
Chess_Monster08 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rh3
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/zft22t7Q#38

Puzzle #36
friendlydood vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : g5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/yheswPYl#45

Puzzle #37
trabar vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qb6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/D2iCEmwO#25

Puzzle #38
NaidichArkasha vs LifeOfRyan
The mistake is : Bxc2
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/cmQ0Tzdj#81

Puzzle #39
AlKornocke vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rc8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/xzaMCRQt#43

Puzzle #40
KingSandzak vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Nd6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/QoEVTqSQ#47

Puzzle #41
NaidichArkasha vs Norvbroth
The mistake is : Nd1
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/D1PHVIhC#54

Puzzle #42
NaidichArkasha vs Norvbroth
The mistake is : Kf1
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/OMghsZqn#98

Puzzle #43
NaidichArkasha vs gunmas
The mistake is : Rf1
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/bCi2lb97#48

Puzzle #44
gunmas vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Kb6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/joRCmtMh#93

Puzzle #45
Pandastray22 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : c5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/fZJDUyTR#61

Puzzle #46
av33R vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : f3
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/dweQmejB#28

Puzzle #47
NaidichArkasha vs nrou
The mistake is : Qd6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/sSy2ZdRy#33

Puzzle #48
llOwOll vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Ne4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/Ohhk9513#16

Puzzle #49
HoshiMueller vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : g6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/QIuurgjY#41

Puzzle #50
ismailtaal vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Bc6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/5nprwDLe#47

Puzzle #51
fulldestambul vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Ng6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/C61dPqSx#75

Puzzle #52
Fiuscreator vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Bd6
imageSolution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/gI0A8yk1#35

Puzzle #53
NaidichArkasha vs Woynn
The mistake is : Qc2
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/Lay5kRhW/QimO8MW1#22

Puzzle #54
OmegaagemO6898 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : f5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/gKBc9HbK#55

Puzzle #55
NaidichArkasha vs SayaBudakNoob
The mistake is : Bd6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/sqRfhmbS#29

Puzzle #56
FM VinzentSpitzl vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qf2
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/IeH1vh9R#48

Puzzle #57
NaidichArkasha vs jame2019
The mistake is : h4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/T323shxT#20

Puzzle #58
seawolf667 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : h6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/gfcOQI2x#21

Puzzle #59
kipli_mjlk vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rxh4
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/x4i7L3jo#88

Puzzle #60
vigneshkasi vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : e4
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/KStr1rAj#44

Puzzle #61
NaidichArkasha vs Emmy101
The mistake is : Re8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/2kA6oEnB#57

Puzzle #62
magnetic_ethan vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rfd8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/mMMg28V0#31

Puzzle #63
NaidichArkasha vs Chessnutman
The mistake is : g5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/WiYBmllZ#15

Puzzle #64
aiman_zwiiiii vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rf8
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/gsspzvif#150

Puzzle #65
Indesertus vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Bc8
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/qWrMKmJv#105

Puzzle #66
NaidichArkasha vs notarat
The mistake is : Bd3
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/UvXe51Ip#10

Puzzle #67
NaidichArkasha vs AnonymousWwa
The mistake is : Kh6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/3xTkIEgg#37

Puzzle #68
harrypotter69797 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : f6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/RowLouOG#35

Puzzle #69
NaidichArkasha vs Unknown_mindmaster
The mistake is : Qxb6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/vxT9m3DX#64

Puzzle #70
NaidichArkasha vs papavas
The mistake is : e5
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/leCF9Fq7#29

Puzzle #71
NaidichArkasha vs rifqi_azfar99
The mistake is : Nbd7
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/x4ftvuzM#19

Puzzle #72
DVRazor vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qf6
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/Iy0X5Ce7#23

Puzzle #73
NaidichArkasha vs Tabsheer
The mistake is : Bd7
image
Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/HSxt7GiL#15

Puzzle #74
aRes007 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Qf6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/b3I7S0j5#75

Puzzle #75
NaidichArkasha vs Tabsheer
The mistake is : Qg5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/826ztioV#63

Puzzle #76
Lutvi vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : Rc7
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/WcGbUh9d#49

Puzzle #77
mohsen448 vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : e5
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/SnVenHo9#19

Puzzle #78
NaidichArkasha vs cobraxx20
The mistake is : exf3
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/g2pBjcs7#37

Puzzle #79
NaidichArkasha vs BumbleBeeTune
The mistake is : Bh6
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/YlliaAW5#31

Puzzle #80
Mk_Lifetime vs NaidichArkasha
The mistake is : b4
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Solution :

https://lichess.org/study/0ebkpnbW/l5WCbZIN#24