Monday, September 29, 2025
Daily Puzzle: White to play 28.?
V Kozlovskaya vs R Sucha
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Bonus Puzzle: White to play 26.?
V Gunina vs N Pogonina
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Game of the Day:
Geller
vs
Najdorf
Effing Brilliant
(by rcs784)
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Karoly Sterk
(1881-1946)
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Semi-Slav, Anti-Meran Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. ♘c3 ♘f6 4. ♘f3 c6 5. ♗g5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5
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