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21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess Day 5: Systematic Approach to Avoid Blunders

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

Master s Game ' : Position 5

Instructions:

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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The position looks completely

locked up, but white has some
initiative. 1. Bd6 Kd8 Now white
cansacrificesomematerialforan
attack. Do you see the move?
2. Ra4! Sacrificing an exchange
forastrongattack.2...ba43.Qb6
Ke8 4. Bc7 Kf8 [4... Ke7 5. b5!
Ba8 6. Qc5 Ke8 7. b6 With a
gamewinningthreatBb5.]5.Bd8
a3 6. Bf6 a2 7. Qd4 To stop the
pawn.[Noticethatif7.Qb8??Qe8
8. Qa7 Qa8 And white can just
resign.]7...Rg88.b5Bb59.Qc5
Ke8 10. Bb5 a1Q 11. Ke2 And
black resigned because there is
not defense against mates even
with 2 queens on the board.
11...Qb512.Qb5Kf813.Qb8#

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Tactics Lab : Homework 5

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.

#25. White to move and win

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#26. Black to move and win

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#27. White to move and win

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#28. White to move and win

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#29. Black to move and win

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#30. Black to move and win

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#25.1. Qh6 f6 (1 gxh6 2. Rg3#) (1 Bxe5 2. Qh7#) (1 g6 2. Qh8#) 2. Bh7+

Kf7 3. Qxh5+ Ke6 4. Bxd6 Qxd6 5. Re3+ Kd7 6. Rd1 1-0

#26.1 Qa7 2. Qb4 (2. Qxa7 Bxc3#) 2 Qxg1+ 3. Kb2 (3. Qb1 Qxb1#) 3 Qf2+
4. Kb3 Qc2+ 5. Ka3 Bd6 0-1

#27.1. Bh6+ Kxh6 (1 Kg6 2. Qg5#) (1 Kg8 2. Qf8#) 2. Qf6+ Kh5 3. Rxf5+
1-0

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#28.1. Rh8+ Kxh8 (1... Qxh8 2. Qxf5#) 2. Qg8# 1-0

#29.1... Qxg1+ 2. Kxg1 (2. Nxg1 Nf2#) 2... Rc1+ 3. Rd1 Rxd1+ 4. Qe1 Rxe1# 0-1

#30.1... Rf2 2. Qxf1 Nb2# 0-1

Endgame Lab:Position5
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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#5. Black to move and draw

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1... Re1 Black's plan for a draw

here is simple, to occupy the 6th
rankandtochecktheking.2.Kd4
Re6 3. Kd5 Rg6 Keeping the
distancefromtheking.4.Kc5Rf6
5.Kb5Rf5=Occupy6thrankand
when white defend the pawn with
kingkeepcheckingfrom theside.
Whitecannotmakeprogresshere.
Draw.

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