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sreejairam's Study

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
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Checkmate

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
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FIDE Trainer

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 2
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Chernev : 62 The Most Instructive Games of Chess ever Played

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  1. Rook on the 7th rank (C)
  2. King strength as game breaks down (C)
  3. Knight Outpost On d5 (C)
  4. Active rook in the endgame (C)
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Opening Games

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  1. Game 1
  2. Game 2
  3. Game 3
  4. Game 4
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Annihilation of Defence from 414

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  1. 414
  2. 415
  3. 416
  4. 417
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Beginner level 2 Day 1: Piece Development

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  1. Which squares are the centre squares ?
  2. The E4 pawn isn't captured is it possible to develop the night and protect the p
  3. in the below example would you give a cheque with Bishop on b5?
  4. In the below example would you make one more move would b5 Bishop
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Intermediate level - 1 Day 10 Pawn chain and isolated pawns

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  1. space advantage
  2. we should not run forward with our pawns by neglecting other pieces
  3. White has isolated pawns
  4. Example white cannot defend both his pawns here
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Intermediate level - 1 Day 9 ( King's safety)

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  1. Do you think the white king is safe here ?
  2. Do you think the black king is safe here?
  3. The king is unsafe when : Pawns are missing to create the defense walls
  4. Observe the below example :
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Intermediate level - 1 Day 8 ( Mate by 2 bishops )

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  1. The bishop controls these squares and gives check
  2. Now lets look at this situation below
  3. In both the examples the black King is in the corner of the board.
  4. This is a rare example of how a king can be mated at the edge of the board
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intermediate level -1 Day 7 (Puzzles of relative pins and mate in 2 , discovered check )

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  1. In the below example Black takes it for granted that the pinned piece cannot mov
  2. White to move , give a check
  3. Can you find a move by White that wins the black queen ?
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Intermediate level - 1 (pin)

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  1. Example of an absolute pin
  2. Example of relative pin
  3. This is an example of the game played by the Hungarian woman grandmaster Polgar
  4. White to move . The pinned black piece has lost its protecting power
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Intermediate level - 1 (Decoy)

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  1. What was the motive behind playing the Queen to d8 ?
  2. Can you identify the next mate in 1 after the Black King falls for the decoy an
  3. White has made a forcing move by creating a decoy with his queen.
  4. The only move for King here is to capture the Black Queen Can you identify ma
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Intermediate level - 1 (Deflection)

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  1. with the queen sacrifice white deflect the G7 Rook from the G file to give mate.
  2. White to play , which piece has to be deflected to give a check ?
  3. Black decided to sacrifice its Queen here
  4. White threatens with backrank mate in the above example an only one piece defen
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Intermediate level - 1 (Sacrifice)

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  1. In this example white sacrifices the queen to give mate.
  2. Another example of Queen sacrifice :
  3. Black sacrifices its queen in the below example
  4. Where should we place the White Queen for her brave sacrifice ?
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Intermediate level - 1 (Middle Game)

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  1. The white queen is under attack by the d7 bishop (Gain Material)
  2. Which is the most powerful piece on the chess board? Which is the most valuable
  3. which player has more point value ?
  4. This is a middle game position. White to move here , win a piece
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