Aug
20
2009
Aug
13
2009
Quiz: Kristofori vs Kislinsky (2009)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.d5 e5 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Qd2 Kh8 10.h4 Nh5 11.g3 f6 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 all from the game Kristofori-Kislinsky Alushta 2009. What happened next?

Kristofori vs Kislinsky (2009)
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Aug
13
2009
Quiz: Mate in two
Aug
6
2009
Quiz: Study
White to play. What should the result of the game be with best play? Watch out;this is tricky!

Martin (2009)
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Aug
6
2009
Quiz: Mestel vs Polgar (1993)
Jul
31
2009
Quiz: Chekhover (1954)
Jul
31
2009
Quiz: Philidor
Jul
27
2009
Quiz: Ivanchuk vs Wang Yue (2009)
King and pawn endgames are very tricky. Can Black to move do anything at all about White’s Kingside pawn majority?

Ivanchuk vs Wang Yue (2009)
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Jul
27
2009
Quiz: Seger vs Sadler (2003)
Let’s move on now to a couple of interesting quizzes I have chosen for you. For maximum benefit try to solve them on your own first. Alternatively, just enjoy some excellent chess!

Seger vs Sadler (2003)
It’s Black to play. Choose the correct move:
a) 1…Rh6
b) 1…Nd7
c) 1…Nc8
d) 1…f5
e) 1…h5
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