Endgame Puzzle - Series 226

                 

( 2B + 8P + K vs 2B + 7P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Bec1!!
2. Bgf2 Bcf4!
3. Bfd4 Bfg3
4. Bed3 Bac8
5. a3 Bgf4
6. c4 a4
7. bxa4 bxa4
8. Ke2 Bca6
9. Kd1 Bab7!!
10. Kc2 c5!
11. Bd4xc5 Bfxe5
12. Bde2 f6
13. Kd3 Bed6
14. Bcb4 Bbc6
15. Bed1 Bcd7
16. g4 Bd7e8
17. Kc3 Bde5+
18. Kc2 Be8c6
19. Bba5+ Kd6
20. Bab4+ Kc7
21. Kd3 Kd7!!
22. Bbc3 Kd6!
23. Bcb4+ Kc7
24. Bbc5 Bcd5
25. Bcb4 Bde5
26. Bdc2 Kd7
27. Bbc5 Bed6
28. Bcb4 Bde5
29. Bbc3 Kd6

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

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 225

                

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. R1h7+!! Bf7
2. Ref1! Qc4
3. R1f2 e5+
4. Kxe5 Ke8
5. Rhxf7 Qxf7
6. Rxf7 Kxf7
7. Nxa4
8. 
   

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 224

                

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Ke4!! f3
2. d6! Kg2
3. Kf5 f2
4. Ke6 f8=Q
5. Bxf8+ Kxf8
6. Kd7 Bb5
7. Ke6 Bd8
8. Kd7 Bb5

OR

1. Ke4!! f3
2. d6! Kg2
3. Kf5 f2
4. Ke6 f8=Q
5. Bxf8+ Kxf8
6. Kd7 f5
7. Kxd8 f4
8. Kc8 f3
9. d7 f2
10. d8=Q 

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

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 223

                

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. R1xf7!! Kxf7
2. Rxh7+! Ke6
3. Qxg6+ Kd5
4. Rxd7 Kc4
5. Qd3+ Kb4
6. Rxb7 Qxb7
7. Qb3+ Ka5
8. Qxb7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 222

                

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qe3!!
2. Qxd6 Ne6!

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 221

                

( Q + K vs 2N + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qe7!! Kb8
2. Qd7! Ka8
3. Kd1 Kb8
4. Kc2 Ka8
5. Kb3 Kb8
6. Ka4 Ka8
7. Qc7 Ndb7
8. Qxf7 Kb8
9. Qe7!! Ka8
10. Kb5! Ka7
11. Qc7 Ka8
12. Kb6

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 220

               

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qe7!! Kg8
2. Bh6! Ng3+
3. hxg3 Qh5+
4. Qh4 Qxh4
5. gxh4

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 219

                

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rc3+!!
2. Kb2 e2!
3. Re1 Rxh3+
4. Kc2 Re3 
5. Kd2 Bc3+
6. Kxe3 Bxe1
7. a6+ Kb6
8. Kxe2 h3!!
9. Kf1 e5!
10. Kxe1 h2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 218

               

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Ra2+!!
2. Kc1 a4!
3. Kb1 Rd2
4. Re8 Kb4
5. Rh8 Kc3
6. Rc8 c4
7. Kc1 Rf2
8. Kb1 Rb2+
9. Ka1 Rd2!!
10. Kb1 Rd4!
11. Rh8 Rd1+
12. Ka2 Kd2
13. Rh2+ Kc1
14. Ka3 c3
15. Kxa4 Rd2
16. Rh3 Kb2
17. Kb4 Rd4+
18. Kc5 Rf4
19. Rh8 c2
20. Rb8+ Ka3
21. Ra8+ Ra4

- White resigned 0-1

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