Beat the Masters 22
April 1988, Position B White to play
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Knowing Me Knowing Yusupov 2: Are we there yet?
I’ve not finished this lot yet, in case you were wondering.
BtM 21A: A rose by any other name?
April 1988, Position A White to play Richardson - Estrin 10th World Correspondence Championship Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
BtM 20A: My Cat Keeps Purring Quietly
May 1989, Position B Black to play Ripley - Ivell, British Club Championship 1989 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
BtM 19A: Simple isn’t always easy
June 1988, Position F White to play Klinger - Summermatter, Zug 1987 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
BtM 18A: Study the classics
April 1989, Position E White to play Petursson - Halasz, Naestved Open 1988 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
BtM 17A: All work is good work
March 1989, Position H White to play Tukmakov - Yurtayev, Armed Forces Team Championship Riga/Moscow 1988 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
BtM 16A: Knights and pawns
October 1988, Position H Black to play Godena - Seirawan, Lugano 1988 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move. Scroll down to see some commentary from me and the Masters’ feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For today’s position the first question to ask is going to be, "why can’t Black just promote the h-pawn". The answer: "Well you can, but …." Then it’s a case of what you’re going to do about the "but". White’s mating threat means Black’s analysis has to be accurate. Shirov once said that his favourite phase of a chess game was the ending since that was where he could use his powers of calculation to their fullest. I think he might have enjoyed today’s problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POINTS 10
BtM 15A: Finally
January 1989, Position J White to play Franz - Thormann, E German League 1987-1988 Contributions are welcome in the comments box. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
Beat the Masters 15
January 1989, Position J White to play Contributions to the comments box are welcome . Masters’ feedback will be published tomorrow.
BtM 14A: Thunderclap Newman
February 1989, Position D Black to play ??? Contributions are welcome in the comments box. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
Beat the Masters 14
February 1989, Position D Back to play Contributions to the comments box are welcome . Masters’ feedback will be published tomorrow.
