Endgame Puzzle - Series 262

                           

( Q + 2R + 2B + 4P + K +  vs Q + 2R + 2B + 5P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Reb3!! R8xb3 
2. Qa8+! Rb8
3. Qxb8#

OR

1. Reb3!! Bb6
2. Rae1! Rhf8
3. Bbd4 Qe8
4. Qd5 Qe7
5. a4 a6
6. R3xb6 cxb6
7. Bdxb6+ R8xb6
8. Qa8+ Kc7
9. Rc1+ Rbc6
10. Rxc6#

OR

1. Reb3!! Bb6
2. Rae1! Rhf8
3. Bbc3 g5
4. Beh3 Bxf2+
5. Kh1 Qxe1+
6. Bcxe1 R8f7
7. Bec3 R8xb3
8. Bcf6+ R7xf6
9. Rfe7 Qd7#

OR

1. Reb3!! Bb6
2. Rae1! Rhf8
3. Bbc3 g5
4. a4 Qh7
5. Beg4!! Qf7
6. Bcf6+! Qxf6
7. Qd7#

OR

1. Reb3!! Bb6
2. Rae1! Rhf8
3. Bbc3 g5
4. a4 Qh7
5. Beg4!! Bxf2+
6. Kh1 Bb6 
7. Bcf6+ R8xf6
8. R1e8#

- White won 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 261

                           

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...h4!!
2. Qc2 Qe7!
3. Rfe1 Rac8
4. Qd2 R8xc1 
5. Rxc1 Rc8
6. Rxc8+ Bxc8
7. Kf2 Kg7
8. Qa5 Be6
9. Nc3 Qd7
10. Nxd5 Bxd5
11. Qxd5 Qc8!!

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

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Middlegame Puzzle - Series 260

                           

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...R7xf4!!
2. Nxf4 Nbxc2+!
3. Qxc2 Qxc2
4. R1xh6 Qxb2
5. Rah1 Nf3

OR

1. ...R7xf3!!
2. gxf4 Bxf4+!
3. Nxf4 Nbxc2+
4. Qxc2 Qxc2
5. Bxe5 dxe5
6. Ne2 Rf8

- White resigned 0-1

OR

1. ...R7xf3!!
2. gxf4 Bxf4+!
3. Kd4 Qf2+
4. Kc3 Qc5#

OR

1. ...R7xf3!!
2. R1xh2 R4f3++!
3. Kd4 Bg7
4. a4 c5+
5. dxc5 bxc5
6. Bcd3 Nexd3+
7. Kc4 d5+
8. exd5 cxd5+
9. Kb5 Rab8+
10. Ka5 Nbc6+
11. Ka6 Ndc5#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 259

                           

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qb3!! Rgh8
2. h3! Bef6
3. Ng5 Rag8
4. Rfd1 Bfe7
5. Ngf3 Kf8
6. c5!! dxc5
7. Ne5! Bdc6
8. Bf3 R8g3
9. R1d3 cxb4
10. Bxc6 Rgxd3
11. Qxd3 bxc6
12. Rxc6 Qd8
13. Qxd8+ Bxd8
14. Rxa3 Bc7
15. Nd3!! Kg7
16. Ra7! Rd8
17. Rxc7 Rxd3
18. Rb7 Rd4
19. g3 b3 
20. Rxb3 Rxa4
21. Rb2

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

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 258

                           

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

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...f3!!
2. Rec1+ Kd7!
3. Rhd1 Qf5+
4. Kg6 g4
5. Rdh1 g3
6. R1h7+ Be7

- White resigned 0-1

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