Quality Chess Blog

Back to work; less time for chess. This is a two-move idea with some details added on.

Black lost quickly. Can you find the draw? Not easy of course; it is the weekend!

For most people the weekend is a time to relax, see friends, have a few drinks. So too for many chess players; though the weekend can also lead to trouble, poor rook endings and a requirement for lots of work!

A nice little tactic takes the full point. Not too hard yet…

How did Black fail to win this position? No, this is not the question: the question is how he would win it.

Showing that you can find gold even in the worst places: an internet blitz game…

I love Sundays. Sleep all the way till 7.30 – sometimes even 7.45. Only 4-6 hours of work. Season 3 of Homeland is not all bad, though episode 9 contained some really far fetched ideas.

I just did not want to do this yesterday and I did not have the time last week.

But here we are: The first two windows on your daily chess calendar. Solutions given the day after in the same thread – though obviously you are allowed to give your own punch.

Week 1 will be endgames. Sunday is the first day of week two.