Endgame Puzzle - Series 215

               

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rxb5+!! 
2. axb5 c4!
3. b6 Kc6
4. Rb1 Kb7
5. Kc2 Ne2!!
6. Rh1 d3+!
7. Kd2 Kxb6
8. Rxh3 c3+
9. Kxd3 Nf4+
10. Kxc3 Nxh3
11. Kd4 Kc6!!
12. Ke4 Kd6
13. Kd4 Nf4
14. Ke4 Ke6
15. Kd4 Nd5!
16. Ke4 Nf6+
17. Kd4 Kd6!!
18. f4 gxf4
19. g5 Nh5!
20. g6 Ke7
21. g7 Nxg7
22. Ke4 Nh5

OR

1. ...Rxb5+!! 
2. axb5 c4!
3. b6 Kc6
4. Rb1 Kb7
5. Kc2 Ne2!!
6. Rh1 d3+!
7. Kd2 Kxb6
8. Rxh3 c3+
9. Kxd3 Nf4+
10. Kxc3 Nxh3
11. Kd4 Kc6!!
12. Ke5 Kc5!
13. f4 Nxf4
14. Kf6 Nh3
15. Ke5 Kc4!!
16. Ke4 Kc3
17. Ke2 Nf4!
18. Ke4 Kd2
19. Kf5 Nh3
20. Ke4 Ke2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 214

               

( Q + K vs B + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Ke2
4. Qe5+ Kd1
5. Qd5+ Ke2
6. Qe6+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Ke2
4. Qe5+ Kd1
5. Qd5+ Ke1
6. Qe6+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Ke2
4. Qe5+ Kd1
5. Qd5+ Kc2
6. Qg2+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Ke2
4. Qe5+ Kd1
5. Qd5+ Kc1
6. Qg5+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Bd3
4. Ke5 Ke2
5. Kd4 Bb2
6. Qb2+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Bd3
4. Ke5 Ke2
5. Kd4 Bh7
6. Qe3+ Kf1
7. Qh3+

OR

1. Qb6+!! Ke2
2. Qb2+! Ke3
3. Qc3+ Bd3
4. Ke5 Ke2
5. Kd4 Bh7
6. Qe3+ Kd1
7. Kc3

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 213

               

( B + 3P + K vs B + 2P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. b5 axb5
2. axb5 Bc4
3. Kxb6 Kd6
4. Be4!! Ke5
5. Kc5! Kf1
6. b6 Ba6
7. Kc6 Kxe4
8. f6 Bc4
9. Kd6 Bd5
10. f7 Bxf7
11. b7 Bg6
12. b8=Q

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 212

              

( B + 3P + K vs B + 2P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. b4!! Bh7
2. Kd5! b5
3. axb5 axb5
4. Kc5 Ke5
5. Kxb5 Kd6
6. Ka1 Bg8
7. b5 Bc4
8. Ka5 Bd5
9. Bd3!! Bh1
10. Kb6! Ke5
11. Kc7 Kf7
12. b6 Ke5
13. Bb5 Be4
14. Bc6 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 211

              

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...c1+!!
2. Kc1 Nc3!
3. g8=Q Na2#

OR

1. ...c1+!!
2. Kc1 Nc3!
3. g8=Q Ne2#

OR

1. ...c1+!!
2. Kc1 Nc3!
3. bxc3 Kxc3
4. g8=Q b2#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 210

              

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qxf5+!! gxf5
2. Bh6! R8e6
3. Bxg7 Qxg7
4. R2xg7+ Kh8
5. R7g5 Rfe8
6. Nc1 R6e1+
7. Kf2 Re1xg1 
8. Rxg1 d5
9. Ne2 b6
10. Kf3 a5
11. Rg5 c6
12. h4 b5
13. h5 b4
14. cxb4 axb4
15. Rg2 Re4
16. Ng3 Rh4
17. Nxf5 Rxh5
18. Ne7 h6
19. Nxc6 b3
20. a3 Rh1
21. Nb4 h5
22. Nxd5 h4
23. Ne3 h3
24. Rd2 Kg8
25. d5 h2
26. Kg2 Re1 
27. Kxh2 Rxe3
28. d6 Re8
29. d7 Rd8
30. a4 f5
31. a5 f4
32. a6 f3
33. a7 Kf8
34. a8=Q Rxa8
35. d8=Q+ Rxd8
36. Rxd8+ Ke7
37. Rb8 f2
38. Kg2

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 209

              

( Q + 2R + B + 7P + K vs Q +2R + B + 3P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rdg4!! f6
2. Bxf6+! Ke8
3. Qxc8+ Kf7
4. Qxd7+ Kxf6
5. R4g6+ Ke5
6. Rhe1+ Kd4
7. R6g4+ Kc5
8. Rgc4#

- White won 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 208

              

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rgd1!! g4
2. Rd7xe7! Kxe7
3. Rd7+ Kxe6
4. Rd6+ Kf5
5. Rxh6 Kf4
6. Rf6+!! Kg5
7. Re6+! Kf5
8. Rxa6 Bd3
9. h6 Kf4
10. Rf6+ Kg5
11. Re6 Kf4
12. c6 Bf5
13. Rf6 e4
14. Rxf5+ Kxf5
15. c7 Kf4
16. c8=Q e3+
17. Ke2 g3
18. Qg8

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 207

              

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rhg8!! 
2. g5 Rgf8!
3. Qd4 Qxg5
4. Qc4 Qh5+ 
5. Kg3 Rfg8+
6. Qxg8 Rxg8+

- White resigned 0-1

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