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Friday Quiz 12.6.26

By Yelena Dembo | June 12, 2026 - 05:28 |June 12, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

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Thursday Quiz 11.6.26

By Yelena Dembo | June 11, 2026 - 08:05 |June 12, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 23. Rc7 Rxd6 24. Rd1 Kh8 25. Nf5 Rb6 26. Bxf7 Nxb2 27. Rdxd7 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kf3 Be2+ 30. Kf4 Rb8 31. Bc4 1-0

 

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Wednesday Quiz 10.6.26

By Yelena Dembo | June 10, 2026 - 06:54 |June 11, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 21. e6 N7f6 22. cxd5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 fxe6 24. Nxe6 Qc8 25. Nc7 gxf5 26. Nxe8 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 9.6.26

By Yelena Dembo | June 9, 2026 - 07:41 |June 10, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 26… Nxf2 27. Qe2 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Nxd3 29. Rxb7 a3 30. f5 g5 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rb3 Nb4 0-1

 

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Monday Quiz 8.6.26

By Yelena Dembo | June 8, 2026 - 07:14 |June 9, 2026 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 17. b4 Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qxb1 19. Qxb1 Bxd4 20. Nxb5 Ne5 21. Bf4 Nc6 22. Nd6+ Rxd6 23. Bxd6 c3 24. Bf3 Bb6 25. Bb4 Bd4 26. Bxc3 1-0

 

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