Step by Step: Mate #62 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Mate is designed to test and improve your visualization skills. The premise is simple, try solving for mate from the first diagram. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. If you are unable to solve for mate, refer to the diagrams below in which you can solve Step by Step for mate in one, mate in two, etc. Also, be sure to subscribe to our Daily Chess Puzzle email. You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. Spaces are provided for answers to be written; occasionally there will be positions that allow for two similar … [Read more...]
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Step by Step: Test #25
Step by Step: Test #25 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Test is designed to test and improve your chess skills. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. Also, be sure to subscribe to our Daily Chess Puzzle email. How should White follow-up after 30.Qc4 Qb5? Nakamura,Hi (2778) - Solak,D (2599) 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR (7.7), 04.09.2012 Reti Opening [A07] 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bf5 5.0–0 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Nd2 Nbd7 9.e4 dxe4 10.dxe4 e5 11.Qe2 Bc5 12.Nf3 Qc7 13.h4 0–0 14.Bh3 Rfe8 15.Kg2 Nf8 16.Ng5 Rad8 17.a3 Qe7 18.Bd2 N8h7 19.Rae1 Nxg5 20.Bxg5 Qc7 21.h5 gxh5 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Bf5 Kf8 … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Calculation #28
Step by Step: Calculation #28 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Calculation is designed to improve your visualization and calculation skills. The premise is simple: find the winning move in the first diagram and then calculate the win from the second diagram and determine how it relates to the first. On occasion follow-up questions will be asked relating to various sidelines. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. White to move and win Calculate a win for White Peng,Zhaoqin (2433) - Hamelink,Desiree (2187) NED-ch (Women) Leeuwarden (4), 28.06.2003 Slav Defense [D18] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Tactics #61
Step by Step: Tactics #61 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Tactics is designed to test and improve your basic tactical skills. For best results, play the position out over-the-board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Ne2 Bg7 7.d3, how did Black win? Scroll down for more options Circle the type of tactics that were involved in this puzzle: Checkmate Deflection Discovered Attack Double Attack En Prise Fork Pin Removing the Guard Skewer Trapped Piece Sebe,F (2286) - … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Mate #61
Step by Step: Mate #61 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Mate is designed to test and improve your visualization skills. The premise is simple, try solving for mate from the first diagram. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. If you are unable to solve for mate, refer to the diagrams below in which you can solve Step by Step for mate in one, mate in two, etc. You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. Spaces are provided for answers to be written; occasionally there will be positions that allow for two similar moves from the defender. Solve for White to … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Test #24
Step by Step: Test #24 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Test is designed to test and improve your chess skills. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. With what move did Black cause White to resign immediately? Solak,D (2599) - Le Quang Liem (2693) 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR (8.20), 05.09.2012 Sicilian Defense [B52] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 Ngf6 6.Re1 Rc8 7.c3 Qc7 8.Na3 e6 9.d3 Be7 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Qe2 Qc6 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Qa4 14.Nac2 Qc4 15.Qxc4 Rxc4 16.f3 a6 17.Rad1 Ne5 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Nb3 h5 20.Rd3 h4 21.g3 Rc7 22.Kg2 g6 23.Ne3 Kg7 24.Nd1 Nd7 25.Nf2 Nb6 26.Re2 Nc4 27.Nd1 … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Calculation #27
Step by Step: Calculation #27 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Calculation is designed to improve your visualization and calculation skills. The premise is simple: find the winning move in the first diagram and then calculate the win from the second diagram and determine how it relates to the first. On occasion follow-up questions will be asked relating to various sidelines. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. White to move and win Calculate a win for White Mangg - Schulz Langenwang, 1990 1.Rxb6 axb6 [1...Kxb6 2.Nc4+ Kc6 (2...Ka6 3.Nd6+; 2...Kb5 3.Nd6+) 3.Ne5+] 2.Nc4+ Ka4 [2...Kb5 3.Nd6+; … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Tactics #60
Step by Step: Tactics #60 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Tactics is designed to test and improve your basic tactical skills. For best results, play the position out over-the-board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. After the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.c3 cxd4 5.cxd4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Bd7 7.Nf3 Bc6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Bg5 Bxf3, how did White win? Scroll down for more options Circle the type of tactics that were involved in this puzzle: Checkmate Deflection Discovered Attack Double Attack En Prise Fork Pin Removing the … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Mate #60
Step by Step: Mate #60 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Mate is designed to test and improve your visualization skills. The premise is simple, try solving for mate from the first diagram. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. If you are unable to solve for mate, refer to the diagrams below in which you can solve Step by Step for mate in one, mate in two, etc. You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. Spaces are provided for answers to be written; occasionally there will be positions that allow for two similar moves from the defender. Solve for White to … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Test #23
Step by Step: Test #23 By Mark Donlan Step by Step: Test is designed to test and improve your chess skills. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. How should White respond to 40...Rf3? Morozevich,A (2762) - Vitiugov,N (2729) 54th Reggio Emilia ITA (5), 31.12.2011 Nimzo-Indian Defense [E39] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6 8.e4 Nc6 9.b4 Nd4 10.Qd2 Nxf3+ 11.gxf3 Be7 12.Rg1 Kh8 13.Bb2 a5 14.b5 d6 15.0-0-0 Rg8 16.Kb1 Bb7 17.h4 Qc7 18.h5 h6 19.Na4 e5 20.Qe3 Bd8 21.Bd3 Nd7 22.f4 Bf6 23.fxe5 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Nxe5 25.Nxb6 Rae8 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.exd5 Nxd3 28.Qxd3 Re5 29.Rde1 Rxh5 … [Read more...]