Endgame Puzzle - Series 240

                      

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bfg6!! fxg6
2. Bxg7+! Kxg7
3. Qxf6+ Kg8
4. Qxg6+ Kh8
5. Nf7+ Qxf7
6. Rxf7

OR

1. Bfg6!! gxh6
2. Qxf6+! Kg8
3. Bxf7+ Qxf7
4. Qxf7+

OR

1. Bfg6!! Qxe5
2. dxe5! fxg6
3. exf6 R8d7
4. f7 Rdxf7
5. Rxf7 Re8
6. Bxg7+ Kg8
7. Be5!!

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 239

                      

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qxf7!! Rxf7
2. Nxc4! Re7+
3. Ne5 Nxe5
4. dxe5 Rxe5+
5. Kd4

OR

1. Qxf7+!! Rxe5
2. dxe5 Nxe5
3. Qf8! Nxg6
4. Qd6+ Qc7
5. Qxc7+ Kxc7
6. R8xg6 Bf5
7. Rg7+ Kc6
8. Rcb2

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 238

                      

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qxe5+!! f6
2. Qxf6+! Kg8
3. hxg6 Qc7
4. Qxg6+ Kh8
5. Rf7 Qxf7
6. Qxf7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 237

                      

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bhxg7+!! Bfxg7
2. Qh5+! Bgh6
3. Qxh6#

- White won 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 236

                      

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Re3xg3+!!
2. hxg3 Qxg3+!
3. Bhg2 Qxg2#

OR

1. ...Re3xg3+!!
2. Kf2 R3g2+!
3. Bhxg2 Qxg2#

OR

1. ...Re3xg3+!!
2. Kf2 R3g2+!
3. Kf3 Qg4#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 235

                      

( 2P + K vs K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. c3!! Kc5
2. Kf3! Kb6
3. c4 Kb7
4. Ke4 Kc6
5. a5 Kc5
6. Ke5 Kc6
7. Ke6 Kc5
8. Kd7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 234

                     

( Q + B + 6P + K vs Q + B +5P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qb1!!
2. Ba5 Kf7!
3. Qe1 Qb5+
4. Kf2 Qd3
5. Qd2 Qe4!!
6. Ke2 f4!
7. gxf4 g2
8. hxg2 h2
9. Qe1 h1=Q
10. Qxh1 Qxh1
11. fxg5 Qg2+
12. Kd3 Qxg3 
13. c6 Ke7
14. Ke2 Qg2+
15. Ke1 Qxg5
16. Bb4+ Kd8 
17. Bb5+ Kc8

- White resigned 0-1

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