Endgame Puzzle - Series 296

                                       

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qd3!!
   
2. Qa1 R2b1!
3. Be2 Rb1xa1
4. Bxd3 Raxf1+
5. Bxf1 Rb1 
6. Kg1 Ra1
7. c5 Rb1 
8. c6 Ra1
9. Kh1 Rxf1#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 295

                                      

( Q + B + 5P + K +  vs Q + B + 4P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kf2!! Bc5+
2. Kxf3 Qd1+
3. Ke4 Qh1+
4. Kf5 Qd5+
5. Kg4 Qd4+
6. Kh2 Qe3+
7. Qg3 Qxg3+
8. hxg3! Bd4
9. f7+ Kg7
10. Kg4!! b5
11. Kf5! c5
12. g4 c4
13. Bh5 cxd3
14. cxd3 Bc3
15. g5 a5
16. Ke4 a4
17. g6 Bb4
18. Ke5 Bf8
19. Kf5 Bc5
20. Bd1!! Be3
21. Bc2! Kf8
22. Ke5 Ke7
23. d4 Bh6
24. Kd5 Be3
25. Bd1 Bf2
26. Bg4!! b4
27. Bd1 b3
28. Bxb3! axb3
29. axb3 Be1
30. Kc6 Kf8
31. d5 Kg7
32. d6 Bb4
33. Kd7!! Kf8
34. Ke6 Bd2
35. g7+! Kxg7
36. Ke7 Bg5+
37. Ke8

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 294

                                      

( 3P + K +  vs R + P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kg4!!
2. f6+ Kf7
3. Kh6 Rg4!
4. h5 Rh4
5. g6+ Kxf6
6. g7 Rg4
7. g8=Q Rxg8
8. Kh7 Rg7+
9. Kh8 Kf7
10. h6 Rg8+
11. Kh7 Rg6
12. Kh8 Rxh6#

OR

1. ...Kg4!!
2. f6+ Kf7
3. Kh6 Rg4!
4. h5 Rh4
5. g6+ Kxf6
6. g7 Rg4
7. g8=Q Rxg8
8. Kh7 Rg7+
9. Kh6 Rg5
10. Kh7 Rxh5+
11. Kg8 Rh6
12. Kf8 Rh8#

OR

1. ...Kg4!! 
2. g6 Rg3!
3. f6+ Kxf6
4. Kh6 Rxg6+
5. Kh5 Rg8
6. Kh6 Rh8#

OR

1. ...Kg4!!
2. g6 Rg3
3. f6+ Kxf6
4. Kh6 Rxg6+
5. Kh7 Kf7!
6. h5 Rf6
7. h6 Rg6
8. Kh8 Rxh6#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 293

                                     

( R + B + 2P + K +  vs R + 3P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...a4!!
2. bxa4 Rxa2+
3. Kb4 Ke4!
4. Rc1 f4
5. Re1+ Kf5
6. Rf1 Kxe5
7. Re1+ Kf5
8. Rf1 Bd5!!
9. Kc5 Be4
10. Kc4 f3
11. Kb3 Bd5+!
12. Kb4 f2
13. Rc1 Ke5
14. Kc5 Rxa4
15. Rd1 Bg2
16. Rd8 Ra6!!
17. Rd1 f1=Q

- White resigned 0-1

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