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Chess Challenge – Day 20 – ELO: 780

Training

  • Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
  • Puzzle Rush: 18
  • Puzzle Streak: 16
  • Chessable Reviews (30m)
    • Black Lion
    • Colle-Zukertort
  • Game & Analysis

Game 23 – 16.03.2024 – W – win

  • Accuracy 86.1%, 1300 rating
  • 4. Developing the N with tempo is better (Nbd2) as is c4
  • 6. See above, still the best moves
  • 9. better to develop (Nd2)
  • 10. Could have taken the free Ng4 with the Q (or Ne5)
  • 16. Better to counterattack the Q with Nf3; d3 is best square for the B if retreat; Bg6 would lead to nice tactic if captured
  • 18. Capturing the B with the pawn is better
  • 22. f2 is a better square for the K than h2 (1.3 better)
  • 23. Taking en passant is M9!

Game 24 – 16.03.2024 – B – win

  • 8. Re8 better (to “manually castle”)
  • 9. Kxe7, otherwise check on d5
  • 12. Rd8 better
  • 13. b6; Qd5
  • 17. Taking the pawn on g5 is actually best
  • 18. Still best to take the pawn (I wanted to immobilize the rook but g6 is bad for me)
  • 20. Bf5 or g6 to lock in the pawn
  • 21. Kg8 best defensive move
  • b6 to free up the B