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Day 5: Systematic Approach to Avoid Blunders — 21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess by TheChessWorld.com

21 Days to Supercharge Your Chess

Day 5: Systematic Approach to Avoid Blunders

Day 5: Systematic Approach to Avoid Blunders 20% Supercharge Completed

Here is your homework that you should do after reading the chapter!

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Master s Game

Position

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Instructions:

Go through this master game, read all the comments and try to understand the basic ideas behind the moves. To fully understand the game you might want to study it multiple times. For your convenience the PGN of this game is attached below the diagram.

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The  position  looks  completely locked  up,  but  white  has  some initiative.  1.  Bd6  Kd8  Now  white can sacrifice some material for an attack.  Do  you  see  the  move? 2.  Ra4!  Sacrificing  an  exchange for a strong attack. 2... ba4 3. Qb6 Ke8  4.  Bc7  Kf8  [4...  Ke7  5.  b5! Ba8  6.  Qc5  Ke8  7.  b6  With  a game winning threat Bb5.] 5. Bd8 a3  6.  Bf6  a2  7.  Qd4  To  stop  the pawn. [Notice that if 7. Qb8?? Qe8 8.  Qa7  Qa8  And  white  can  just resign.] 7... Rg8 8. b5 Bb5 9. Qc5 Ke8  10.  Bb5  a1Q  11.  Ke2  And black  resigned  because  there  is not  defense  against  mates  even with  2  queens  on  the  board. 11... Qb5 12. Qb5 Kf8 13. Qb8#

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Tactics Lab

Homework

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Instructions: Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the program on your way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup pieces on the board and attempt again. Solutions are given at the end. Check them only after your complete/attempt all problems.

#25. White to move and win

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#26. Black to move and win

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#27. White to move and win

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#28. White to move and win

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#29. Black to move and win

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#30. Black to move and win Hide Solution

#25. 1. Qh6 f6 (1… gxh6 2. Rg3#) (1… Bxe5 2. Qh7#) (1… g6 2. Qh8#) 2. Bh7+ Kf7 3. Qxh5+ Ke6 4. Bxd6 Qxd6 5. Re3+ Kd7 6. Rd1 1-0 #26. 1… Qa7 2. Qb4 (2. Qxa7 Bxc3#) 2… Qxg1+ 3. Kb2 (3. Qb1 Qxb1#) 3… Qf2+ 4. Kb3 Qc2+ 5. Ka3 Bd6 0-1 #27. 1. Bh6+ Kxh6 (1… Kg6 2. Qg5#) (1… Kg8 2. Qf8#) 2. Qf6+ Kh5 3. Rxf5+ 1-0

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#28. 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 (1... Qxh8 2. Qxf5#) 2. Qg8# 1-0 #29. 1... Qxg1+ 2. Kxg1 (2. Nxg1 Nf2#) 2... Rc1+ 3. Rd1 Rxd1+ 4. Qe1 Rxe1# 0-1 #30. 1... Rf2 2. Qxf1 Nb2# 0-1

Endgame Lab: Position 5 Instructions: Here is your practical (tactical) exercises. Solving these problems is a very important part of the program on your way to improve your game. Try solving them by looking on the diagram. If that is hard you can setup pieces on the board and attempt again. Solutions are given at the end. Check them only after your complete/attempt all problems.

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#5. Black to move and draw

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1...  Re1  Black's  plan  for  a  draw here  is  simple,  to  occupy  the  6th rank and to check the king. 2. Kd4 Re6  3.  Kd5  Rg6  Keeping  the distance from the king. 4. Kc5 Rf6 5. Kb5 Rf5= Occupy 6th rank and when  white  defend  the  pawn  with king keep checking from  the side. White cannot make progress here. Draw.

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