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21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess Day 10: Playing Practice Games

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

Master s Game ' : Position 10

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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Let'stakealookatthefollowing
position. White's position is
superior since he has lead in
development, safer king*s
position,moreactivepiecesand
aclearplanforanattack.White
should open the position,
preventingtheblack'skingfrom
castling. How white can open
the efile to attack the black's
king? This is a typical middle
game that arises in Sicilian
Defense. There is a typical
sacrifice that can be played
here.1.Bd5!ed5[Ifblackdoes
not accept the sacrifice and
playssomethinglike1...Qc7we
can continue with 2. Bb7 Qb7
3. Bf6 Ruining the pawn
structure. 3... gf6 4. b4 Driving
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the knight away from c5.

Download PGN of this exercise.

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Tactics Lab : Homework 10

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.

#55. Black to move and win

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#56. Black to move and win

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#57. White to move and win

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#58. White to move and win

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#59. Black to move and win

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#60. Black to move and win

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#55.1...Bxf3+ 2. Bxf3 Be5 0-1

#56.1...Qc2+ 2. Rxc2 Nb3+ 3. Kb1 (3. axb3 Rxd1#) 3...Rxd1+ 4. Rc1 Rxc1# 0-1

#57.1. Rc8 Rxc8 (1...Qxd4 2. Rxe8+ Kg7 3. exd4) 2. Qxe5+ 1-0

#58.1. Qd7 Qxd7 (1...Re6 2. Qxe7 Rxe7 3. Rf8#) 2. Rf8# 1-0

#59.1...Qd2 2. Qxd2 (2. Qg1 Qxg5) 2...Rf1# 0-1

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#60.1...Rd4 2. Qxd4 (2. Kc1 Rxd3) 2...Qb1# 0-1

Endgame Lab:Position 10
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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#10. White to move and win

Download PGN of this exercise.

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Thetrickinthispositionistotake
the pawn via b1a2a3 maneuver.
1. Kb1 Ke5 2. Ka2 Kd4 3. Ka3
Kc4 4. Ka4 Taking the pawn and
obtainingthehorizontalopposition
at the same time. 4... Kc5 5. b3
Kc66.Ka5Kc77.Ka6Kc68.b4
Kc79.b5Kb810.Kb6Opposition
on8thrank.Winningthegame.

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