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In this Blog, there will be a few examples, which you have to do by yourself and test your Skill!! All the problems have only white to Play and find out whether White is winning or its a draw! Problem 1: Problem 2: Problem 3: Problem 4: Problem 5: Problem 6: Problem 7: Problem 8: Problem 9: Problem 10: Problem 11: Problem 12: Problem 13: Problem 14: Problem 15: Problem 16: Problem 17: These are 17 Problems only for beginners to 1200 rating standard, Question Prepared by Er.NI Ravi Kant Tiwari

                                          PAWN ENDGAME 1.OPPOSITION In the endgame, the king turns into a strong piece. It can go to any square on the board and take opposing pawns. Or it can support individual pieces to deliver mate. However, the king cannot go on to a square that is protected by the opposing king. That includes the squares the opposing king is attacking. Question: What is Opposition? Answer: In a simple way we can say that The “opposition” in chess is defined as the situation occurring when two kings face each other on a rank or file, with only one square between them. In the position to below, I have taken all pieces off the board to simplify this concept. Here, it all depends on whose move it is. If it is Black’s move in the position, then White has the opposition. If it is White’s move, then Black has the opposition. Figure 1: This is the Position of Normal Opposition and here moves lose the Opposition. There is a

Endgame is something that can bring their chess to the next level. Because endgame involves far fewer pieces than opening or middlegame, it is a phase of the game that can be mastered by a player of pretty much any skill level. Endgame Principle 1. Centralize your king as soon as possible! This is by far the most fundamental endgame rule. Surprisingly many amateurs neglect this important principle often missing a big opportunity to  win  or  draw  the game. The idea of centralizing the king is rather simple. In the endgame, when the majority of the pieces are gone, the king becomes a powerful weapon and should actively participate in the game to support his own pawns and piece as well as to attack the opponent’s ones. The first step of your thinking in any endgame position should  be how to centralize your king quickly and efficiently . In the position below white has a serious advantage because they centralized king three moves earlier than black. Black to Move Endgame Principle 2. Wh

Pic: FM KSHITIJ BHANDARI   FM KSHITIJ BHANDARI of Nepal Clinched the title of the 1st  MADHU MAYA GURUNG MEMORIAL ONLINE CHESS TOURNAMENT 2020 ORGANISED BY KNIGHT CHESS ACADEMY SIKKIM CASH PRIZE SPONSORED BY MARICHMAN GURUNG AND FAMILY on 6th July 2020 at 6:00pm to 7:30 pm at LICHESS Platform in Swiss Format with 9 rounds.  FM Kshitij Bhandari, Imtiaz Islam Bora, and Iftikar Alom Mazumdar have scored 8.5 points each in respective 9 rounds but FM Kshitij grabs the first position on better tie-break. This was the  2nd tournament organized by Sikkim Chess Association after successfully organizing the Northeast Biggest Online Prize Money Chess Tournament 2020. The Tournament was Organised in the memory of Late Madhu Maya Gurung who was the Grandmother of Two Times Northeast Champion Rahul Gurung and his Family Members.  The Chief Arbiter of the tournament was FA Suraj Gupta and Tournament Director was Mahendra Dhakal, Secretary of Sikkim Chess Association. Top 40 players were rewarded a