Endgame Puzzle - Series 204

             

( R + 3P + K vs R + B + 3P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Re1!! 
2. Kd4 Ka3!
3. Rg2 Re4+
4. Kd3 Kb4
5. Rb1 Bc3+
6. Kd2 Re2+
7. Kd1 Kc3
8. h4 hxg4
9. Rg3+ Bd3
10. Rg8 Ra2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 203

             

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Re8!!
2. R1g3 Kf5+!
3. Rge3 Rxe3+
4. fxe3 g5
5. Ke2 a5
6. Ke1 a4
7. Ke2 a3
8. Ke1 Qb1+
9. Kf2 Qb2
10. Ke2 Ke4
11. Bg3 Qb5+
12. Kf2 Qxc5
13. Rd4+ Kf5
14. Rd2 Kg4
15. Be5 Qf8+
16. Kg1 Qe7
17. Rg2+ Kf3
18. Rg3+ Ke2
19. Bc3 c5
20. Bh8 Qe4
21. Rg2+ Qxg2+
22. Kxg2 Kxe3
23. Bf6 d4
24. Kf1 g4
25. Bg5+ Kf3
26. Be7 c4
27. Bxa3 c3
28. Ke1 g3
29. Bd6 g2
30. Bh2 c2
31. Kd2 d3
32. a4 c1=Q+
33. Kxc1 Ke2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 202

             

( Q + 2R + N + B + 6P + K vs Q + 2R  + N + B + 4P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Nxh6+!! Kh7
2. Qxg5! R7xg1+
3. Rxg1 Rxg1+
4. Kxg1 Ng3+
5. Qxg3 Kxh6
6. Qe3+ Kg6
7. Qxc5 Qf7+
8. Qf2 Qe7
9. Qf5+ Kg7
10. Qg5+ Qxg5
11. hxg5

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 201

            

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Ra4+!!
2. Kg3 fxg5
3. Nxg5 Kf6
4. Nxh7+ Kxf5
5. Nf8 Ra3+
6. Kh4 Ra7!
7. Kh5 Rf7

OR

1. ...Ra4+!!
2. Kg3 fxg5
3. Nxg5 Kf6
4. Nxh7+ Kxf5
5. Nf8 Ra3+
6. Kf2 Rd3
7. Ke2 Rd6
8. Ke3 Kf6
9. Ke4 Rd8
10. Nh7+ Kg6
11. Ke5 Kxh7

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 200

            

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rf6!!
2. Kh5 Rh6!
3. Qxg5 Nf3+
4. Kh1 Nxg5

OR

1. ...Rf6!!
2. Qe4 Nf4+!
3. Kh1 Rf4
4. Qe2 Qxg4 
5. Rfg1 Nxg1
6. Qxg4 Rxg4
7. Rxg1 Rxg1+
8. Kxg1 Kf7
9. Kf1 Kf6
10. Ke2 Kf5
11. Kf3 Bf4

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 199

            

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kd4!
2. Kc2 b3+
3. Kb2 Rh8!!
4. Ka3 Rd8!
5. Rxf5 Kxd3
6. h4 d4
7. h5 d3
8. Rf3+ Ke2
9. Rh3 c2
10. Rh1 c1=Q+
11. Rxc1 Rxc1
12. Kxa4 b2
13. h6 b=Q
14. h7 Qb2
15. h8=Q Ra1#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 198

           

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Nfg6!!
2. R1xb5 Ngf4+!
3. Kf1 Neg4
4. R2d8+ Kf7
5. R5b7+ Kg6
6. Be4+ Kh5
7. R7b1 Ngxh2+
8. Kg1 Nhg4
9. R8d2 Kh4
10. Rbf1 Kg3
11. Kh1 g5
12. Rfg1+ Kh4
13. Rge1 h5
14. Kg1 Kg3
15. Rdc2 Nfh3+
16. Kf1 Nge3+
17. R1xe3+ Rxe3
18. Bc6 Nf4
19. Re1+ Kxe1
20. Nd3+ Ke2
21. Nxc5

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 197

           

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Nge3!!
2. R2c1 Nexg2!
3. Bf2 Ngf4+
4. Kf3 Bxb2
5. Bc5+ Kd7
6. exd5 Bxc1
7. dxe6+ Nxe6
8. Rxc1 Nxc5
9. Rxc5 Rxa3+
10. Kf4 h4
11. Kg4 h3
12. Rh5 Ke6
13. Rxh3 Rxh3
14. Kxh3 

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

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 196

           

( B + 4P + K vs B + 4P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. b5!! Bd7
2. a6! bxa6
3. bxa6 d3
4. Bxd3 Ke5
5. a7 Bc6
6. Bf1 Kd6
7. Bg2 Kc7
8. Bxc6 Kxc6
9. a8=Q+

- Black resigned 1-0

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