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Only Rook endgame!
At best play it is a draw, though it is possible for either white or black to win because both of them have a rook. Though, for either side to win, the other side would have to blunder or, obviously, ...
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How does Chess.com calculate puzzle rating?
According to Chess.com's How do Puzzle ratings work? you can get +1 point for getting pending puzzles incorrect as they have not yet received an established rating.
"About 5% of the puzzles you ...
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Is there any program which I can use to train custom tactics puzzles?
I have written a chess GUI called Nimzo_2023. It is a fork of the Tarrasch Chess GUI with some added features. One of the features that I added was puzzle mode,
which provides most of the puzzle ...
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Best move in algebraic notation
1. Nxf8?! Qxg4+ 2. Kh1 Qe4+ is winning for White. But 1. Qxf8+ Bxf8 2. Rxf8# is undeniably better.
[Title "White to Move"]
[FEN "5rk1/1p1q2bp/p2pN1p1/2pP2Bn/2P3P1/1P6/P4QKP/5R2 w - - 0 ...
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Best move in algebraic notation
Nxf8 wins material and probably the best. Potential attacks on the king though.
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