Endgame Puzzle - Series 279

                                 

( R + N + B + 7P + K +  vs Q + B + 6P + K )

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qxc8!! Qxc8
2. b6! cxb6
3. axb6 Qxc6
4. b7 Qc7+
5. Kh1 Qb8
6. Ba5!! Kf7
7. c6! Bg3
8. c7 Bxc7
9. Bxc7 Qxc7
10. b8=Q Qxb8
11. Rxb8

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 278

                                

( Q + 2P + K +  vs Q + 5P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qd5+!!
2. Ka7 e3!
3. Qf8+ Kg5
4. Qe7+ Kg4
5. b7 Qa5+
6. Kb8 g5
7. Kc8 Qc3+
8. Kd7 Qb2
9. Kc7 e2!!
10. b8=Q Qc3+!
11. Kd7 e1=Q
12. Qbh2 Q1xe7+
13. Kxe7 Qc5+
14. Kf7 Qd5+
15. Kf6 Qc6+
16. Ke7 f4!!
17. Kf7 h4!
18. Qa2 Qd7+
19. Kf8 f3
20. Qf2 Qf5+
21. Ke8 Qxd3
22. Qg1+ Kh5

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 277

                                

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

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kc2 Bd6
2. R3h1 Rfe5
3. Rg1 Be7
4. Bd4!! R5e6
5. Ne2! Ref8
6. Ng3 c5
7. Be3 Bxh4
8. Nxh5 Bf6
9. R1g4!! Rfa8
10. Ng3! Rea6
11. Rgxe4 Bd4
12. Nf5 Raxg6
13. Ne7+ Kf7
14. Ref4+ Bf6
15. Nxg6+ Kxg6
16. R7b6 Kf7
17. Kd3 Kg6
18. Bxc5 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 276

                                

( Q + N + 6P + K +  vs Q + N + 7P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qxd2!!
2. Nxd2 Kf6!
3. Kf1 Ne5
4. Ke2 b6
5. a4 Nc6
6. g4 Nxd2
7. Kxd2 Ke5
8. Ke3 c5!!
9. g3 a5!
10. bxa5 bxa5
11. f3 f5
12. f4 Ke6
13. Kf3 gxf4
14. Kxf4 fxg4
15. Kxg4 Ke5
16. Kf3 d4
17. c4 h5
18. Kf2 Ke4
19. Ke2 d3+
20. Kf2 Kd4
21. Kf3 Kxc4
22. Ke3 Kc3 

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgame Puzzle - Series 275

                                

( R + 6P + K +  vs R + 6P + K )

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Reh8!!
2. R1xh6 Rxh6
3. Rbe1 Kc8
4. f4 Kd7
5. e5 g6
6. Re4 c5
7. Re1 g5!
8. f5 g4
9. Re4 Rh5
10. e6+ Ke8!!
11. Rxg4 Rxf5!
12. exf7+ Kxf7
13. Rf4 Rxf4
14. gxf4 b5
15. cxb5 c4
16. b6 cxd3
17. b7 dxc2
18. b8=Q c1=Q
19. Qc7+ Ke6
20. Qe5+ Kf7
21. Qc7+ Ke6
22. Qe5+ 

- Game draw with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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