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]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4060042 Apr/03/2026 <![CDATA[Black to Play]]> 23...Qxh2+!! 24.Kxh2 Rh6+ 25.Kg3 Ne2+ 26.Kg4 Rf4+ 27.Kg5 Rh2 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.Nf3 h6+ 30.Kg6 Kg8! 31.Nxh2 Rf5!! 32.Nxf5 Nf4 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4056970 Apr/01/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 28.Qxe6+ Kxe6 29.Bc4+ Kf6 30.R1d6+ Bxd6 31.Rf7 mate.

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4055169 Mar/30/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 18.Rxd5 Also brutal is 18.Nxd5+ exd5 19.Qg5+ Nf6 20.exf6+ gxf6 21.Rhe1+ Be6 22.Qf5 Qc8 23.Rxd5 Rxf7 24.Rd6 Kf8 25.Rexe6 18...Qa5 19.Qg5+ Kxf7 20.Rh7 Rg8 21.Rd4 Qxc5 22.Rxd7+! Bxd7 23.Ne4 Qb4 24.Nd6+ Kf8 25.Qf6+! gxf6 26.Rf7 mate. ...

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4052897 Mar/27/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 19.Rxf8+! Kxf8 19...Rxf8 20.Qg7# 20.Qd8+ Qe8 21.h7 Rxh7 21...Qxd8 22.h8Q#; 21...Bxh7 22.Bh6+ Kg8 23.Qxe8+ Rf8 24.Qxf8# 2.Be7+ Rxe7 22...Kf7 23.Ng5+ Kg7 24.Rxh7+ Bxh7 25.Qxe8 23.Rh8+ Kf7 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Nd6+ ...

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4050897 Mar/25/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 18.Rxd4! exd4 19.Rxf8 Rxf8 20.Bxg7 Re8 21.Bf7 Black Resigned as after the rook moves to d8, Bxf6 followed by g7 and g8 will win the rook 1–0

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4049016 Mar/23/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Na8 Kd6 2.Kd4 Kc6 3.Qd5 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4046512 Mar/20/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Nf5 Bxh8 1...Be1 2.Bg7+ Bc3 3.Bxc3# or 1...Bb2 2.Bg7 Bd4 3.Rh1# 2.Ng7 Bxg7 3.Bxg7 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4044492 Mar/18/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Kg7 d1=Q 2.Nf6+ Kh4 2...Kg5? 3.Nd5+ Kf5 4.Ne3+ wins 3.Nd5+ Kg3 3...Kh5 4.Nf6+ drawn 4.Bc7+ Kf2 4......

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4042115 Mar/16/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Na8 Kd6 2.Kd4 Kc6 3.Qd5 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4038342 Mar/12/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Bg3 fxg3 2.Rh2 gxh2 3.g4 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4036286 Mar/11/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Bb2 axb2+ 1...Bxb2 2.Bc2#; 1...Rxb2 2.Bb3# 2.Ba4 mate.

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4034719 Mar/09/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 16.Bxh6 Bxd4 16...gxh6 17.Qg3+ Kf8 18.Ng6+ wins the queen 17.Qxd4 gxh6 18.Qf4 Nd5 19.Qxh6 f6...

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4031760 Mar/06/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Rd6! Rxd6 (1...cxd6 2.f7) 2.g8Q+ Rd8 3.Qxd8+ Kxd8 4.f7 Rf5 5.f8Q+ Rxf8 6.Bxf8 with an easy win

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4029722 Mar/04/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 17.Ng6! fxg6 18.Bxd5 Rae8 19.Re1 Qb4 20.Bb3 Rf6 21.Rad1 Ref8 22.f3 Kh7 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Re5 Rf4 25.Qe3 R8f6 26.Qc3! With this move, White starts the trading off of pieces because a king and pawn ...

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4027359 Mar/02/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 20.Nxf7 Rxf7 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxd5 Qc6 23.Rd6 Qe8 24.Rd7 Black Resigned. If you play over the game, you will see how you reach this IQP attacking position.

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4024447 Feb/27/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Qh5 Bxd5 2.Rxd5 Qxd5 3.Qxf7 Qxf7 4.Nd7 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4021275 Feb/24/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Nb6 Qxh1+ 2.Kd2 Qxa1 3.Nxf7+ Bxf7 4.Bc7+ Kxc7 5.Qe5+ Kxb6 6.Qc5+ Ka5 7.b4 mate Utterly brilliant. There were other ways to win, but not like this

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4016585 Feb/20/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1.Rd7 Rad8 2.Rxd6 Rxd6 3.Qf6 Black Resigned as after 3...gxf6 4.Rg4+ Kh8 5.Bxf6 mate

]]> https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4015451 Feb/19/2026 <![CDATA[White to Play]]> 1..Bxh6 ...

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