Day 921: Endgame tactic
Target rating: 1946
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. Winning blow: bishop to g6 (h5·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Winning blow: rook to d1 (e1·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Winning blow: knight to d6 (f7·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: rook to g1 (d1·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Winning blow: queen to g7 (d7·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Winning blow: pawn to c5 (c4·14)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Winning blow: rook to e6 (e1·28)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Winning blow: rook to a8 (a4·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Winning blow: rook to f8 (g8·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Winning blow: rook to a8 (e8·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Winning blow: rook to f6 (f3·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: knight to g1 (e2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: rook to g8 (a8)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Fork: rook to f3 (f8·2)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
15. Winning blow: rook to f1 (e1·10)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Fork: knight to f7 (d6·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Fork: queen to d5 (d4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f7 (e6·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Mate in 3: queen to g7 (d4·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Mate in 3: rook to a7 (a3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Mate in 3: queen to d6 (b6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Mate in 3: knight to c4 (e5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Mate in 3: rook to f5 (f1·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f6 (f5·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Win the hanging queen on e5Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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