Endgame Puzzle - Series 188

      

( R + 5P + K vs  2B + 5P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rg2!! g6
2. Ke5! Ke7
3. d6+ Kd7
4. f4 Bhf1 
5. Rc2 Bfg8
6. Rc7+ Kd8
7. Kf6 Beg3
8. Rxb7 Bgxf4
9. Rb8+ Kd7
10. Rxg8 Kxd6
11. Rxg6 Kd5
12. Kxf5 Bc1
13. Rxb6 h4
14. Rh6 Bxa3
15. Rxh4 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 186

     

( R + N + 6P + K vs R + B + 6P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kg4!! Rh8
2. Rg6! Kf7
3. Nh3 Bd8
4. Nf4 Bxa5
5. Ne6 Rg8
6. Rxg8 Kxg8
7. Kxh4 Bb6
8. Nf4 a5
9. Nd3 Kf7
10. Kg4 Bd8
11. Kf4 Kg7
12. g4 Kh6
13. Nb2 Kg7
14. Nc4 Bc7
15. g5 fxg5+
16. Kxg5 Kf7
17. f6 Kf8
18. Kg6 a4
19. bxa4 Bb8
20. a4 Bc7
21. a6 Bb8
22. Nxd6!! Ba7
23. Nb5 Bb8
24. d6 c4
25. d7!

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 185

    

( N + 4P + K vs N + 4P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kf3!! 
2. fxe5 fxe5
3. Nd3 Nc5!
4. a4 Kg2 
5. a5 Nxa5
6. Nxe5 Nc4+!!
7. Nxc4 Kxh2!
8. Ne3 Kxg3
9. Ke2 h2
10. Nf1+ Kh3

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 184

    

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bf7!! Qd7
2. Qxc7 Kxc7
3. e8=Q Qd1+
4. Ka2 Qa4+
5. Kb1 Qd1+
6. Ka2 Qa4+

- Game drawn with repetition 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 183

    

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...f6!!
2. R1d8 R8xc7!
3. Rdxf8 Kxf8
4. Qb4+ Kf7
5. Qb8 Qb6
6. Qxb6 axb6
7. Ng3 g6 
8. Ne2 Rd7
9. Nc3 f5
10. a3 Bg7
11. Nb5 Rd2
12. Nc3 Bxc3
13. bxc3 Rxf2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 182

    

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...f4!!
2. Bxb7 Nf5!
3. R8d7 e3
4. Bf3 Rxe6
5. R7d1 Ng3+
6. Kg1 e2
7. Rde1 Bb4
8. R7c1 Bd2
9. Kf2 Be3#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 181

    

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Be4+!!
2. Kh3 Bf5+!
3. Kh4 Reh2#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 180

   

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. R6xd6!! cxd6
2. Qe8! Qb4
3. Qf8+ Kh5
4. Qe7 Qa4+
5. Kb1 Qa2+
6. Kd1 Qa1+
7. Kd2 Qxb2+
8. Ke3 Qc3+
9. Kf2 Qd4+
10. Kf1 Qf4+
11. Ke2 Qg4+
12. Kd3 Qg3+
13. Kc4 Qxh4+
14. Qxh4+ Kxh4
15. Kxb3 g5
16. Rh1+ Kg3
17. Rxh7 g4
18. Kc3 f4
19. Kd2 Kg2
20. Rh4!! Kg3
21. Rh6! d5
22. Kf1 Kg2
23. Rh4 Kf3
24. Rh5 d4
25. Rd5 Ke4
26. Rd8 d3
27. Kf2 g3+
28. Kg2 Ke3
29. Re8+ Kd4
30. Rf8 d2
31. Rxf4+ Kd3
32. Rf1 Ke2
33. Ra1 d1=Q
34. Rxd1 Kxd1
35. Kxg3

- Game drawn with insuffient material 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 179

    

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qf1+!!
2. Kc2 Ne6xf3!
3. Qg8+ Ka7
4. Bc5+ b6
5. Bd4 Qd3+
6. Kb2 Nec4+
7. Kb3 Qb1+
8. Kxc4 Qxa2#

- Black won 0-1 

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 178

    

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...h4!! 
2. f5+ hxg3! 
3. fxe6 dxe6
4. hxg3 Rxc5
5. f7 Rf5

OR

1. ...h4!! 
2. f5+ hxg3! 
3. fxe6 dxe6
4. Kxc1 gxh2
5. f7 h1=Q+
6. Kd2 Qf1

- White resigned 0-1

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