Day 841: Endgame tactic
Target rating: 1796
Lesson of the day
Tactics do not retire when the queens come off: forks, pins and double attacks live on in the endgame. With so little material left, every tactical loss is almost always decisive. The signs are the usual ones — undefended pieces, king and piece on one line, a pawn about to promote. Even in a "technical" ending, scan for a shot before every move, both yours and your opponent's.
Warm-up
1. Mate in 3: king to f2 (g1·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Mate in 3: queen to e5 (c7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g7 (f5·30)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Mate in 3: queen to c8 (d7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (c4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Mate in 3: queen to f4 (h2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Mate in 3: knight to g6 (e7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Mate in 3: queen to h5 (h6·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Mate in 3: rook to d6 (d1·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Mate in 2: queen to b6 (b4·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Winning blow: rook to f8 (h8·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: bishop to d5 (e4·13)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: bishop to f5 (e4·7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Winning blow: rook to e7 (e2·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Winning blow: pawn to e3 (f2·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Mate in 2: rook to f2 (f8·2)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
17. Mate in 3: queen to f2 (d4·2)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
18. Fork: pawn to g3Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
19. Fork: queen to e6 (e3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Fork: king to f7Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
21. Fork: queen to b3 (b4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Fork: pawn to g4Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
23. Winning blow: queen to d6 (d8·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Winning blow: queen to e4 (e8·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·29)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
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