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21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess Day 20: Stable vs. Unstable Positions

Day20:Stablevs.UnstablePositions
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Here is your homework that you should do after reading the chapter!

Master s Game ' : Position 20

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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White is attacking on the king's

side.Thehpawnisabouttoget
exchanged off opening up the
file and the rook is ready to
control it. What should white
play here? Most
beginning/intermediate strength
players like to simplify the
position by removing the
pressure, for example in this
case exchanging off the h
pawn. Stronger players try to
keeptensioncreatingfactorson
the board, since it adds more
flexibilityanduncertaintytotheir
game. Here white should take
their time and to improve their
position before opening up the
file.1.Rh1Preparingtheattack.
1... Nc5 Relocating the knight
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with a tempo, closer to the

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Tactics Lab : Homework 20

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.

#110. White to move and win

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#111. Black to move and win

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#112. White to move and win

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#113. White to move and win

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#114. White to move and win

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#115. White to move and win

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#110.1. Ra8+ Kxa8 (1...Kb7 2. Ra7+ Kxa7 3. Kxc7 Ka8 4. Kxb6 Kb8 5. Ka6) (1...Nxa8 2. Kc8 Nc7 3. Kxc7 Ka8 4.
Kxb6 Kb8 5. Ka6) 2. Kxc7 Ka7 3. Kc6 Kb8(3...Ka8 4. Kxb6 Kb8 5. Ka6) 4. Kxb6 1-0

#111.1...Nh3+ 2. gxh3 (2. Kh1 Qxf3 3. Rxe4 (3. gxf3 Bxf3#) 3...Nxf2+ 4. Kg1Nxe4 5. gxf3 Nxc5) 2...Qxf3 3. Rxe4
Qxe4 4. Rd7 Rf8 0-1

#112.1. Nf6 Ng8 (1...Qxf7 2. Nxf7#) (1...gxf6 2. Qh7#) 2. Qh5+ Nh6 3. Qg61-0

#113.1. Nxh6 g5 (1...Kxh6 2. Qh8#) (1...gxh6 2. Qg8#) 2. Qg8+ Kxh6 3. Qxg5+Kh7 4. Qh5# 1-0

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#114.1. Rxh7+ Nxh7 (1...Kxh7 2. Qxf4) (1...Kg8 2. Rh8+ Kg7 (2...Kxh8 3.Nxg6+) 3. Qxf4 Nxf4 4. Rxb8 Nxd3 5.
cxb4) 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Qxh7#) 3. Qxh7 Qe3+ 4. Kf1 1-0

#115.1. Nf6+ gxf6 (1...Kh8 2. Qxf8#) 2. exf6 Qg4 (2...Bb7 3. Qg3+ Kh8 4. Qg7#)3. Qxf8+ Kxf8 4. Rd8# 1-0

Endgame Lab:Position20
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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#20. White to move and win

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1. Rc8 White is trying to win the

queen.1...Qc8[Ifqueendoesnot
taketherook1...Qg72.Rg8Qg8
3.Ng4Kf54.Nh6+Winningthe
queen.] 2. Nc4 Kf5 3. Nd6+
Winningthequeenandthegame.

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