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[Event "Puzzle #374"][Date "2019.09.29"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O a5 9.a4 f6 10.Qe2 fxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qxe5 Nf6 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 Ng4 16.Nd2 Nxe3 17.Rxf8+ Rxf8 18.Kh1 e5 19.Re1 Ng4 20.h3 Nf2+ 21.Kh2 e4 22.Bb5 Qd6+ 23.Kg1
Puzzle of the week #374

French defence, Advance variation
Level: 4-Rook 

[Event "Puzzle #373"][Date "2019.09.22"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Bb6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bc7 16. Ree1
Puzzle of the week #373

French defence, Exchange variation
Level: 4-Rook

Archived Puzzles

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----N--P
K-------
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k-------
N---p---
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Puzzle of the week #84

Knights and pawns endgame
Level: 5-Queen

k-N-----
--p-----
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-P------
--------
--------
-------K
--------
Puzzle of the week #83

Minimal advantage
Level: 3-Bishop

------k-
pp---pp-
----pn-P
----Nq--
--P-----
-----Q--
PP-r-P--
K------R
Puzzle of the week #82

Back rank (part 1)
Level: 5-Queen

-q------
-------k
----N---
--------
-------K
Q-------
--------
--------
Puzzle of the week #81

Ultimate target: the enemy King
Level: 5-Queen

k---K---
-------b
--------
-pP-----
--------
-p-----B
--------
--------
Puzzle of the week #80

Pinning in&nbspendgame
Level: 5-Queen

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------p-
--p-q---
----P-p-
------k-
--------
------K-
----Q---
Puzzle of the week #79

Queens and pawns
Level: 5-Queen

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--------
--------
--p-----
--Pp----
---K--Pk
-------P
--------
Puzzle of the week #78

Rule of the square
Level: 5-Queen

----k-K-
------P-
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--------
--------
--------
-------r
-----R--
Puzzle of the week #77

Lucena position
Level: 4-Rook

---k----
-------R
---K----
---P----
--------
--------
--------
--r-----
Puzzle of the week #76

Basic endgame
Level: 4-Rook

--N---k-
------p-
--------
------P-
--------
K---p---
--------
--------
Puzzle of the week #75

Material imbalance endgame
Level: 4-Rook

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-----kp-
-p--ppnp
--------
---P----
r----N-P
PR--QPPK
--q-----
Puzzle of the week #74

Complex endgame tactics
Level: 5-Queen

-r---rk-
--n--ppp
p--p---q
P-pP----
-----P--
--BP-Q--
-P-----P
R-----RK
Puzzle of the week #73

Storming the castle
Level: 4-Rook

-------r
-R------
----p-r-
-P--Ppk-
---P--p-
----P-Kp
--R-----
--------
Puzzle of the week #72

Rooks and passed pawns endgame
Level: 5-Queen

---N--R-
pp---p--
---K--p-
--------
--pk----
---pp--p
---P-pB-
-Q----BR
Puzzle of the week #71

Chess history
Level: 4-Rook

-------k
--------
----K-Rp
------pP
-----p-r
--------
--------
--------
Puzzle of the week #70

Rook and passed pawns
Level: 5-Queen

-----r-k
R-----p-
------Pp
-----P-K
-------P
-p-p----
--------
--------
Puzzle of the week #69

Caged King in endgame
Level: 4-Rook

r-bqk--r
pppp-ppp
--n-----
--b-P---
--P---n-
----PN--
PP---PPP
RNBQKB-R
Puzzle of the week #68

Budapest gambit game
Level: 4-Rook

b---k-r-
-----p-p
----q---
-p------
----pP--
--PnN---
-PQ-BP-P
-----R-K
Puzzle of the week #67

Pinning all the way
Level: 4-Rook

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-------K
--------
--------
------Q-
-----R--
------bP
------k-
Puzzle of the week #66

Material imbalance endgame
Level: 4-Rook

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p------k
---P----
----p---
---p----
------r-
--P-----
R------K
Puzzle of the week #65

Rook and passed pawns endgame
Level: 5-Queen

r---rnk-
pp--b-p-
--p-p--p
---q----
---PN--P
--P--R--
P---QPP-
--B--RK-
Puzzle of the week #64

Storming the castle
Level: 5-Queen

r-b-qrk-
p-p-N-pp
----n---
--------
--------
-Q-P--P-
PP--PpBP
RN---K--
Puzzle of the week #63

Attack and counter attack
Level: 4-Rook

--k--bnr
-pN---pp
p-b--p--
--p-----
-----B--
-N---P--
PPP-r-PP
R--R--K-
Puzzle of the week #62

Mating combo
Level: 4-Rook

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-p--N---
-p------
-pkBK---
-p------
--------
P-------
--------
Puzzle of the week #61

Another edge
Level: 4-Rook