Coach Andy's Corner

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211213, Squashing Counterplay, white to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: double attack, desperado, skewer, back rank mate My analysis: https://youtu.be/SsIYCBnYUrg

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211212, The Second Act, white to move, Step 6 Difficulty level: Step 6 Key concepts: Bishop Knight endgame, skewer, double attack, under-promotion My analysis: https://youtu.be/3NrTP9e1bQU

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211211, Vishy's 52 Candles, white to move, Step 5 Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: attacking the castled king My analysis: https://youtu.be/eV0KcgmiMSA

 

 Three blunders in a row, World Championship Match - Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, Game 11, 2021 See https://youtu.be/QKdPlU8xaEM

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211210, Cruising Down the Open Road, black to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: elimination of defence, discovered attack My analysis: https://youtu.be/IiziP0YuinU

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211209, Hikaru's Gift, white to move, Step 5 Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: elimination of defence, overloading, luring, mating net My analysis: https://youtu.be/XFvtW6Yo654

  A small blunder, World Championship Match - Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, Game 8, 2021 See https://youtu.be/-quxK1iawDI

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211208, Canty Stop Me Now, white to move, Step 3 Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: exchange, elimination of defence, overloading, double attack My analysis: https://youtu.be/pYLkcWSocIk

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20211207, Overburdened Defense, black to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: elimination of defence, overloading, double attack Searching for unprotected pieces (targets) is a basic skill we learn in Step 2.  My analysis: https://youtu.be/Oa5QIxLWZG8

 

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20211206, The Pawn That Lacked Hindsight, black to move, Step 2 Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: profitable exchange Rook for NBP, 5 vs 7  My analysis: https://youtu.be/b1aowpSX8BE

 

How should Firouzja finish the game? Firouzja 100 Games: 7. Firouzja vs Petrik, Olympiad-42, Baku, 2016 See https://youtu.be/T_O_HLR7Cps

  chess.com daily puzzle 20211205, Levy's Birthday Bashing The Defenses, white to move, Step 5 Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: luring The main idea is by luring you introduce all your forces. That's more important than whatever you sacrificed.  My analysis: https://youtu.be/Iwh0cy_VT2o

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20211204, Attractive Obstruction, white to move, Step 4 Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: interfere, luring The main idea comes from another classic puzzle. My analysis: https://youtu.be/lUZ0Py3l_ZU

 

  chess.com daily puzzle 20211203 Abu Na'am's Mansuba, black to move - Step 4 Exact same puzzle in Step 4. Sacrifice, sacrifice! Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: blocking, luring (eliminating defense) My analysis: https://youtu.be/gsyJxZt4rEk

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20211202 While my KIngside Gently Weeps, black to move, difficult level: Step 2 Be brave. Giving away (sacrifice) is nothing in chess.  My analysis: https://youtu.be/xF4kkUmSDmI

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20211201 Fire in the hole, white to move, difficult level: Step 3 to Step 4 The puzzle is not that hard. Calculation is straight-forward. I will introduce a way about how to handle any puzzle.  My analysis: https://youtu.be/NJ71PYMjBVA

 

  Endgame Study by van Vliet, Queen Pawn vs Queen, 7th rank Key idea: skewer Worst square on the board for black queen and  second worst square on the board for black queen My analysis can be seen at: https://youtu.be/BQTTKaspff0