The series of Andrew Martin articles on ChessCube has come to an end, but you can still access this fantastic resource. Andrew Martin’s columns (http://www.chesscube.com/articles/category/columns/) provide excellent game analysis. He analyses both recent and classic games, providing chess players with plenty to mull over.

The quizzes from Andrew Martin (http://www.chesscube.com/articles/category/quizzes/) are a great way to test your chess knowledge, with Andrew providing further analysis.

These quizzes and columns should be revisited by every chess player who is keen on improving.

Can White, to play, actually save this game? If so, how?

Quiz

We all know the Philidor and Lucena positions, but this is also an important situation. Does Black to play draw after 1…Ke8?

Rook ending

From a study by P. Arestov, Shakhmaty Vestnik 1993. White seems on the verge of defeat, yet White plays and draws.

Arestov (1993)

White to play and win. Be prepared to work a little longer and harder on this difficult study.

Gurgenidze Ceskoslovensky (1973)

Does 1.b6 win for White?

Lobron vs Blatny (1996)

Rather a difficult King and Pawn endgame (Black to move). What’s going on?

Brkic vs Zelcic (2000)

White’s pieces are massed on the Kingside. How does he force a decisive breakthrough?

De Vreught vs Nijboer (1990)

A knife-edged endgame, based on a study by Reti. White to move – what should the result be?

Study by Reti

Black may have more than one good move here, but Anand’s next forced Leko’s resignation. What did he play?

Leko vs Anand (2001)