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♟️ International Master sharing 365 Days of Chess Content in 2025 — instructive daily chess puzzles for all levels. Follow to improve your game! 🧠✨

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♟️Can you crack this amazing study?. White to move and win!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. White wins by force with a neat combo: 1.Rxg7!(D) Kxg7 2.Qg4+ Kh8 3.Qh4+–. Black has no defense against Qxh7, either immediately or after Bxf6.
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your attacking skills!. ❓What would you play as White here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day219
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your attacking skills!. ❓What would you play as White here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day219
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The solution is a brilliant one: 1.f8=Q Rxf8 2.gxh5+ Kf7 3.Rh8!!(D) — threatening Rf1#. If 3. Rxh8, then: 4.Rf1+ Kg8 5.h6!! gxh6 6.Ke7 Kg7 7.Rg1#. A beautiful mating sequence!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️Can you crack this wonderful study?. White to move and win!
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. White gains an edge with 1.Bxd5!(D):.- 1. exd5 2.Bxe7 Nxe7 3.Ne5⩲ — Black is left with a bad b7-bishop and a weak c6 square.- 1. Bxg5 2.Be4! keeps a beast on e4.e.g. 2. Bf6 3.Qa4! Rc8 4.Rad1, then d5 with a huge initiative
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your understanding of IQP positions!. ❓What would you play as White here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day218
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your understanding of IQP positions!. ❓What would you play as White here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day218
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️Can you crack this wonderful study?. White to move and win!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. In the game, Black played the instructive 1. d4!(D). After 2.Rxd4 Bc5 3.Rdd1 g5, followed by …Nxe5, Black regains the pawn and reaches a clearly better position. Keeping the Catalan bishop locked is key!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your understanding of Catalan pawn structure!. ❓What did Black play in Duda-Abdusattorov (2025)?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day217
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your understanding of Catalan pawn structure!. ❓What did Black play in Duda-Abdusattorov (2025)?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day217
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Ilja Sirosh
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RT @OnTheQueenside: It's understandable that White missed this win!. How can Qd8 finish the game? 🤔.You have 15 seconds! (no increment!) 😱….
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Ilja Sirosh
3 days
White has only one elegant path to a draw: 1.b5!(D):.- 1. Kb6 2.Rd6+! Qxd6 = stalemate!.- 1. Ka5! 2.b6+! Ka6! (2. Kxb6 3.Rd6!=) 3.b7 Qc6 and now 4.Rd7!! with the idea 4. Qxd7 5.b8=N+ (forking the king and queen) holds a draw.
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♟️Can you crack it in under 60 seconds?. White to move and draw!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. White's queen turns out to be trapped after a spectacular.1. Ne5!(D) 2.fxe5 Rxe5 followed by Rg5.
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. This is position from Caruana–Duda (Esports World Cup 2025). ❓What is the best move for Black here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day216
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. This is position from Caruana–Duda (Esports World Cup 2025). ❓What is the best move for Black here?🤔 . Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day216
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️Can you crack it in under 60 seconds?. White to move and draw!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. Black’s plan was revealed after: .1.Rd1?! exd4 2.Nxd4 d5! — destroying White's center and equalizing the game. Instead, White should have prevented it with 1.Rae1! and if 1…exd4 2.Nxd4 d5 then 3.e5!(D), seizing a big advantage.
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your prophylaxis skills!. ❓In Wei–Firouzja (2025), what was Black planning, and how could White have stopped it?🤔. Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day215
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your prophylaxis skills!. ❓In Wei–Firouzja (2025), what was Black planning, and how could White have stopped it?🤔. Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day215
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. White castled too early, and Black strikes with 1. g5!(D), exploiting the h4-hook to rip open the kingside. The game continued:.2.hxg5 Bxg5 3.Qc1 Bxf4 4.Qxf4 h4! with a huge initiative for Black. Tip: Before castling, check for hooks—your king
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. White just castled — but it’s a huge mistake!. ❓How did Black punish it in Aronian–Artemiev (2025)?🤔. Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day214
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. White just castled — but it’s a huge mistake!. ❓How did Black punish it in Aronian–Artemiev (2025)?🤔. Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day214
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Ilja Sirosh
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White mates with the quiet 1.Ka2!(D):.- 1. Nd5 2.Nd7#.- 1. Nf5 2.Ng4#.- 1. Be1 (or 1. Bf2) 2.Qg7#.- Otherwise 2.Qa1#
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️Can you crack it in under 60 seconds?. White to move and mate in 2!
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Ilja Sirosh
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♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE: SOLUTION♟️. White wins with a brilliant double rook sacrifice!. 1.Rxh6! (first rook) Bxh6.2.Rh1! Kg7 3.Rxh6!(D) (second rook) Kxh6.4.Qh4+ Kg7 5.Qh7#. A spectacular checkmate!
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Ilja Sirosh
7 days
♟️DAILY CHESS PUZZLE♟️. Test your attacking skills!. ❓How did White finish the attack in Erdogmus–Svidler (2025)?🤔. Drop your answers in the comments!👇. #chess #chesspunks #Day213
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