June 2020 Chess Puzzle Answer Key
June 2020 Chess Puzzle Answer Key
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz continues his topic from last week, revisiting marvelous endgames that still had plenty of material on the board.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz navigates two complex endgames where lots of pieces remain on the board.
2020.06.23
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Chessable Masters (2020)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997407
Dariusz Swiercz vs. Krzysztof Bulski, 2013
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2013-polish/03-Swiercz_Dariusz-Bulski_Kr...
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani talks about situations where one should not castle. See games from the world's best that break the time-honored rule.
2020.06.30
Magnus Carlsen vs Wang Yue, M-Tel Masters (2009): D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 4.Nc3
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1545300
National Master Caleb Denby talks about White's Catalan, and how to fight it. Learn about the three main variations of the open Catalan.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz reviews the games from the Carlsen-Caruana and Nepomniachtchi-Artemiev quarterfinals of the ongoing Chessable Masters.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at the Queen's Indian Defense, as played by Lev Polugaevsky and Viktor Korchnoi in their 1980 Candidates semifinal match.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at the Queen's Indian Defense, as played by Lev Polugaevsky and Viktor Korchnoi in their 1980 Candidates semifinal match. 2020.06.25
Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi, Korchnoi - Polugaevsky Candidates Semifinal (1980): E17 Queen's Indian, old main line, 6.O-O
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1082570
Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi, Korchnoi - Polugaevsky Candidates Semifinal (1980): E17 Queen's Indian, old main line, 6.O-O
National Master Caleb Denby shows the best endgames from the ongoing 2020 Chessable Masters online tournament.
2020.06.24
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Teimour Radjabov, Chessable Masters (2020): A15 English opening
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997429
Teimour Radjabov vs Fabiano Caruana, Chessable Masters (2020)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997404
National Master Caleb Denby looks at his favorite games from the preliminary, round robin stage of the online Chessable Masters tournament.