10 Exercises of the Week #30

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Here are this week's 10 exercises for you -

1. Find the best move for Black

2. Black just captured the b2-Pawn exploiting the pin on the b-file. Can you find White's best response that Black missed in the game?

3. What is the best continuation for White?

4. Can you spot the idea played by the World Champion with the White Pieces?

5.White's King has a choice to make. Can you spot the correct square for White's King?

6. Black is under slight pressure due to a weaker Pawn structure. Can you find a way for him to equalise?

7. The position looks more or less equal. But Arjun found a nice idea to snatch the initiative. Can you find that too?

8. This position has an unbalanced material configuration. If you find a correct sequence of moves you can gain a huge advantage.

9. White just offered exchange of Queens with Qc6. We have a decision to make. What is the correct continuation for Black?

10. Arjun played a decent move with the White Pieces that maintained his initiative. But a correct idea would give White a dominating position. Can you spot it?

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