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 chess.com daily puzzle 20211231, Evans on the Eve of Victory, black to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: pin, discovered attack, chase and targeting My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

  How to improve your chess as an adult? Part 1: Overview What are adults’ main problems or complaints? Where are you and what is your goal? How to plan? How to find time to study chess? Why is solving tactics important? How to study chess opening? What books should I read? Should I play online? Should I play in OTB tournaments? How can I gain confidence? How to study master games? https://youtu.be/Sq4QGG7obPo

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211230, Aman's Birthday Present, black to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: luring My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211229, A Golden Opportunity, black to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: endgame My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211228, When Pigs Fly, black to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: 7th rank, two rook mate My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211227, Free Sample, black to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: double attack, clearing My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

  Endgame Study: Carlsen vs Gagunashvili, FIDE World Rapid Ch, 2021, Philidor position, R+B vs R https://youtu.be/Ucsv66FenwM

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211226, Sehwers' Bountiful Squares, black to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: pin, double attack My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

White to move Firouzja has been attacking on g-file. It's an opportunity to win quickly, but he missed it. What should he do? Firouzja 100 Games: 9. Firouzja, Alireza vs Bindrich, Falko, Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th, 2017 https://youtu.be/KHsi_Sf9mAc

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211225, Unwrapping a Kingside Gift, black to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: pin, gaining access to the king, mating net My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211224, Think Like a Grandmaster, black to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: discovered attack My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

Black to move Donchenko has been pressuring the King side for a long time, now he wants to add support from the side. But he made a wrong decision. How should Firouzja profit from the mistake? Firouzja 100 Games: 8. Donchenko, Alexander vs Firouzja, Alireza, Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th, 2017 https://youtu.be/t2vv3nxqHbU

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211223, Swiss Cheese, white to move, Step 5 Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: color domination, trapping, boden mate, pin, discovered attack My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211221, Breaking the Ice, white to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: elimination of defence My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211221, Breaking the Ice, white to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: elimination of defence My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211220, Major Trouble, white to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: interfere, back rank mate My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211219, You Can't Have Chess Without Hess, white to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: pin, elimination of defence My analysis: https://youtu.be/939w4UdzUqY

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211218, Visualizing the Fundamentals, white to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: luring, clearing, square of pawn My analysis: https://youtu.be/I78s8rVbQCA

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211217, The King's Shadow, white to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: luring, gaining access to the king My analysis: https://youtu.be/7BfpXhFBOSc

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211216, Maroczy Bound, white to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: sacrifice, back rank mate My analysis: https://youtu.be/Fe5Lhg5nOE4

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20211215, Getting out of a Jam with Parham, black to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: sacrifice, simplify, pin, right bishop My analysis: https://youtu.be/DMnavtJ0YJ0

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211214, Kingside Stampede, black to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: battery, clearing a square My analysis: https://youtu.be/MU1NzrJps7c

 

 Longest games in Match history, World Championship Match - Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, Game 6, 2021 See https://youtu.be/pFwGbT1_jHE