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Here is your homework that you should do after reading the chapter!

Master's Game: Position 2

Instructions:

Go through this master game, read all the comments and try to understand the basic ideas behind
the moves. To

fully understand the game you might want to study it multiple times. For your convenience the PGN
of this game is

attached below the diagram.

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Look at the following position.

There are two things to notice:

1. black's king is stuck in the

center and 2. white has an

isolated d-pawn. The pawn is

not blockades therefore white

can sacrifice it to create a huge

pressure on the black's position.

1. d5 Nbd5 2. Bg5 Both black*s

knights are pinned as well as

the e6 pawn. 2... Be7 3. Bf6

Can black recapture with a

Bishop? 3... gf6 [3... Bf6 4. Nd5

Bd5 5. Bd5 Winning a piece.]

4. Nd5 Bd5 5. Bd5 ed5 6. Nd4

White have created a weak,

isolated pawn for Black and

blockaded it with a knight. Black

is a pawn up but positional

weaknesses, inability to castle

and presence of the open files

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Tactics Lab: Homework 2

Instructions:

Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the
program on your

way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup
pieces on the

board and attempt again. Solutions are given at the end. Check them only after your
complete/attempt all problems.

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#12. White to move and win

#7. 1… Rxd2+ 2. Qxd2 (2. Kxd2 Qf4+) 2… Rd8 0-1

#8. 1. Qc4 Rxc4 (1… Qxe8 2. Qg8#) 2. Rxf8# 1-0

#9. 1… Qb2 2. Rc2 (2. Qxb2 Rd1#) (2. Qe1 Qxc3 3. Qb1 Qb2 4. Qf1 Qc2) 2…Qb1+ 0-1

#10. 1… Qxg3+ 2. Rxg3 Rh1+ 3. Bf1 Rhxf1+ 4. Ke2 R7f2# 0-1

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#12. 1. Re8 Kg7 (1… Rxe8 2. Qxf6#) (1… Qxc4 2. Qxf6+ Kg8 3. Qxf8#) 2. Rxf8 Kxf8 3. Qxf6+ Ke8 4. Bf7+
Kd7 5.

Qe6+ Kd8 6. Qe8# 1-0

Endgame Lab: Position 2

Instructions:

Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the
program on your

way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup
pieces on the

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#2. White to move and win

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1. Kf4! This is a very clever way

to avoid the 7th rank opposition.

[The most straightforward way

of playing does not work here

because the black is able to

obtain the opposition on the 7th

rank, which leads to a draw.

Remember that rule, it is very

important. 1. d4 Kb3 2. Kf4 Kb4

3. Kf5 Kb5 4. Ke6 Kc6 5. Ke5

Kc7 6. Kd5 Kd7 At this point it

is a draw due to the opposition

on 7th rank because white

cannot make a progress without

pushing the pawn. 7. Kc5 Kc7

8. d5 Kd7 9. d6 Kd8 10. Kc6

Kc8 11. d7 Kd8= and either

white loses a pawn or the game

ends with a stalemate.] 1... Kb3

2. Ke5 Kc4 3. d4 Kb5 4. Kd5

Kb6 5. Kd6+» and white can

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