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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you see the first move, cover the rest up and see if you can work it all out. <b> 19.Nxh5! gxh5 </b> If 19...Qxc4 20.Nf6+ Kf8 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qe8 mate <b> 20.Bf6! Qc5 </b> 20...Qxc4?? 21.Qxh5 <b> 21.Rd1 </b> with the idea of Rd5 swinging ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4068282</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Better was 11...Bd6 12.Rxe6+ fxe6 13.Nxe6 Qa5 14.Bd2 Qb5 15.c4 Qxb2 16.Rb1 Qxa2 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Nexg7+ Kd8 19.Ne6+ Kc8 20.Bc3, but still with a clear advantage for White. Here’s the killer move and follow-up  <b> 12.Rxe6+ Be7 </b> 12...fxe6 13.Qg6...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4066679</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 19.Bf6 </b> Black Resigned because of 19...Rxf6 20.Rd8+ Rf8 21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.Qxh7 mate<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4064619</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 19.Bg6+! Kxg6 20.Qd3+ Kh6 </b> 20...Kf7 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Qxh8+ Kf7 23.Qg7 mate <b> 21.Qh3+ Kg6 22.Nf4+ gxf4 23.Kh1! Bxf6 24.Rg1+ Bg5 25.Rxg5+ Kxg5 26.Rg1 mate. </b>  A great lesson in how to attack weak squares and an exposed king.<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4061716</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 23...Qxf3 24.gxf3 Rg6 mate </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4060042</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 23...Qxh2+!! 24.Kxh2 Rh6+ 25.Kg3 Ne2+ 26.Kg4 Rf4+ 27.Kg5 Rh2 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.Nf3 h6+ 30.Kg6 Kg8! 31.Nxh2 Rf5!! 32.Nxf5 Nf4 mate  </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4056970</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 28.Qxe6+ Kxe6 29.Bc4+ Kf6 30.R1d6+ Bxd6 31.Rf7 mate. </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4055169</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 18.Rxd5 </b> Also brutal is 18.Nxd5+ exd5 19.Qg5+ Nf6 20.exf6+ gxf6 21.Rhe1+ Be6 22.Qf5 Qc8 23.Rxd5 Rxf7 24.Rd6 Kf8 25.Rexe6 <b> 18...Qa5 19.Qg5+ Kxf7 20.Rh7 Rg8 21.Rd4 Qxc5 22.Rxd7+! Bxd7 23.Ne4 Qb4 24.Nd6+ Kf8 25.Qf6+! gxf6 26.Rf7 mate. </b>...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4052897</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 19.Rxf8+! Kxf8 </b> 19...Rxf8 20.Qg7# <b> 20.Qd8+ Qe8 21.h7 Rxh7 </b> 21...Qxd8 22.h8Q#; 21...Bxh7 22.Bh6+ Kg8 23.Qxe8+ Rf8 24.Qxf8# <b> 2.Be7+ Rxe7 </b> 22...Kf7 23.Ng5+ Kg7 24.Rxh7+ Bxh7 25.Qxe8 <b> 23.Rh8+ Kf7 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Nd6+ </b>  ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4050897</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 18.Rxd4! exd4 19.Rxf8 Rxf8 20.Bxg7 Re8 21.Bf7 </b> Black Resigned as after the rook moves to d8, Bxf6 followed by g7 and g8 will win the rook 1–0<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4049016</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 1.Na8 Kd6 2.Kd4 Kc6 3.Qd5 mate </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4046512</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A composition by Cheron <b> 1.Nf5 Bxh8 </b> 1...Be1 2.Bg7+ Bc3 3.Bxc3# or 1...Bb2 2.Bg7 Bd4 3.Rh1# <b> 2.Ng7 Bxg7 3.Bxg7 mate </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4044492</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[From a study by KIVI It’s a draw where the knight and bishop team works very well against the newly promoted queen <b> 1.Kg7 d1=Q 2.Nf6+ Kh4 </b> 2...Kg5? 3.Nd5+ Kf5 4.Ne3+ wins <b> 3.Nd5+ Kg3 </b> 3...Kh5 4.Nf6+ drawn <b> 4.Bc7+ Kf2 </b> 4......<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4042115</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a study by William Shinkman, a Hall of Fame composer. Try it on your chess friends and drive them crazy! <b> 1.Na8 Kd6 2.Kd4 Kc6 3.Qd5 mate </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4038342</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The author of this is unknown. Too bad. <b> 1.Bg3 fxg3 2.Rh2 gxh2 3.g4 mate </b><br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4036286</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A composition by Grant <b> 1.Bb2 axb2+ </b> 1...Bxb2 2.Bc2#; 1...Rxb2 2.Bb3# <b> 2.Ba4 mate.<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4034719</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pillsbury,of course, realizes he can’t take the bishop because he would drop the knight, but he comes up with a brilliant sacrificial idea <b>
16.Bxh6 Bxd4 </b> 16...gxh6 17.Qg3+ Kf8 18.Ng6+ wins the queen <b> 
17.Qxd4 gxh6 18.Qf4 Nd5 19.Qxh6 f6...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4031760</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 1.Rd6! Rxd6 (1...cxd6 2.f7) 2.g8Q+ Rd8 3.Qxd8+ Kxd8 4.f7 Rf5 5.f8Q+ Rxf8 6.Bxf8 </b> with an easy win<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4029722</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Botvinnik,M. - Alatortsev,V Leningrad, 1932

<b> 17.Ng6! fxg6 18.Bxd5 Rae8 19.Re1 Qb4 20.Bb3 Rf6 21.Rad1 Ref8 22.f3 Kh7 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Re5 Rf4 25.Qe3 R8f6 26.Qc3!</b> With this move, White starts the trading off of pieces because a king and pawn ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4027359</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White to Play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b> 20.Nxf7 Rxf7 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxd5 Qc6 23.Rd6 Qe8 24.Rd7 </b> Black Resigned. If you play over the game, you will see how you reach this IQP attacking position.<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/chess/s-4024447</link>
 
    <pubDate>Feb/27/2026</pubDate>
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