Endgame Puzzle - Series 195

          

( N + R + 5P + K vs 2R + 2P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Ng3!! Rdh8
2. Kxh2! R4c1
3. Kg2 R1c2
4. Rf5 Rcxb2
5. e5 Rbxa2
6. e6 R2a6
7. Re5 R6a3
8. e7 R3a4
9. e1=Q Rhxe8
10. Rh5#

- White won 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 194

         

( 2N + Q + R + 3P + K vs 2B + N + R + 4P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rxe8+!! Kxe8
2. Nfe6! Re7
3. Nexg5 fxg5
4. Qg8+ Kd7
5. Qxg5 d5
6. f6!! Re5
7. Qg7+! Kd6
8. f7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 193

         

( R + 2P + K vs R + P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rxc4+!!
2. Ke5 Rc5! 
3. Rxc5+ Kxc5
4. Kf5 Kd6
5. Kf6 Kd7
6. Kf7 d2
7. e4 d1=Q
8. e5 Qe2
9. Kf6 Qe4

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 192

        

( Q + 6P + K vs Q + 5P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qb2+!!
2. Kd1 Qxa2!
3. Qh3+ Kg8
4. f6 Qb1+
5. Ke2 Qc2+
6. Kf1 gxf6
7. Qc8+ Kg7
8. Qg4+ Qg6
9. Qe2 Qb1+
10. Kf2 Qb2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 191

        

( 2R + 6P + K vs 2R + 5P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Red1!! h4
2. g3! fxg3+
3. fxg3+ hxg3+
4. R1xg3 Rgf5
5. Rge3!! Rdg7
6. R1d2! Kd7
7. Reb3 Rgf7
8. R3xb6 R5f2+
9. Rdxf2 Rxf2+
10. Kg3 Ra2
11. c5 Rxa3+
12. Kg4 Rc3
13. Rb7+ Kd8
14. Kf5 Rxh3
15. Kxe5 Rh5+
16. Kd4!! Rh4+
17. Kc3! Rh5
18. Kc4 Rh4+
19. Kb3 Rh5
20. Kb4 Rh4+
21. Ka5 Rc4
22. Kb6 Rb4+
23. Kxc6

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 190

        

( 2R + N + B + 4P + K vs 2B + N + R + 4P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rcb6!! Rxa7
2. Rfa1! Bea2
3. R1xa2#

- White won 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 189

       

( 2N + 5P + K vs N + B + 7P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rh8!!
2. cxd5 cxd5
3. Kd2 Rh2
4. Rf2 Nb8!
5. b4 

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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