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Defensive puzzle. White could have played Qe4, but decided to play Nb1 first. How should we deal with the threat of Qe4?
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Defensive puzzle. White could have played Qe4, but decided to play Nb1 first. How should we deal with the threat of Qe4?

A student of mine forgot about it and decided to ignore the threat with ...b5, aiming to target White's queenside. Was that perhaps a fatal mistake?

u/GM_Roeland — 5 days ago
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Hello everyone, it's been about a year since I started posting here. I wanted to say that I'm grateful for all the engagement and enthusiasm on my posts. I’ve enjoyed sharing highlights from my students and interacting with this community. Looking forward to many more posts and discussions ahead!

Here is a moment in one of my students games. He was Black and accepted a draw here against an IM. He was of course happy with that, draw against an IM (wow!), but it turns out that he was actually winning! With what move could he have continued the game?

u/GM_Roeland — 15 days ago
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Educational bishop-ending. A student of mine got this position on the board an he just played ...g4 which is a great choice. But why is this a good move, what is the follow-up after White takes on g4?

u/GM_Roeland — 29 days ago
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Beautiful tactic, and close to perfect game performed by a student of mine. Proud coach and happy to share this. How does White continue in this position?

u/GM_Roeland — 1 month ago