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Exercise Instructions We suggest that you attempt to solve special exercises from the first group (Level 1) that are aimed at developing visualization and at improving calculation skills. Five separate tasks are to be solved every day. Each exercise should be solved without the use of a physical board. Your maximum time for each exercise is 15 minutes. Some questions provide space to answer yes/no followed by a continuation. The solutions are presented at the end of this section. 83. White: Kb3, Qe1, Nb2. Black: Kb6, Qd8, Nb5, Pa6. White to move. How would you play? Solution: 1. ___ 84. Play out the game without looking at the board: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.Ng5 0-0 6.d3 h6 7.h4 hxg5? 8.hxg5 Nh7. White to move. Solution: 1. ___ 85. Play out the game without looking at the board: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 Qe7 4.Nc3 c6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Qxe5 Bxf2+ 7.Kxf2?? Black to move. Solution: 7 ... ___ Day 18: 86. Can a white Rh5 stop black Ps on а4 and b3? If so, give a move. White to move. Solution: ___ 1. ___ 87. White: Kb1, Qa2, Bd3, Nb5, Pb3. Black: Kb8, Qg8, Rd8, Rh8, Nc6, Ps a7, b7, h3. White to move. How would you play? Solution: 1. ___ 88. White: Ka1, Qc2, Rh1, Bh7, Ps a2, b2, f4. Black: Kh8, Qd5, Ra8, Rf8, Be6, Nb4, Ps f7, g7. White to move. How would you play? Solution: 1. ___ ___ 2. ___ ___ 3. ___ 89. Play out the game without looking at the board: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Qf3 b5 5.Bb3 b4 6.Na4 d5 7.d3 h6 8.Ne2 d4 9.Ng3?? Black to move. Solution: 9 ... ___ 90. Play out the game without looking at the board: 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.g3 Qg5 5.Nf3?? Black to move. Solution: 5 ... ___
