Day 626: Remove the defender
Lesson of the day
Removing the defender is the straightforward plan: capture the guard first, then take what it guarded. Unlike deflection, the defender is not lured away — it is traded off or destroyed on the spot. Stare at the target you crave and ask who defends it, and whether that defender can be profitably eaten. Count the whole capture sequence, not just the first move — the trade must pay off at the end.
Warm-up
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Black to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Black to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Black to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Review
White to move — find the best continuation
White to move — find the best continuation
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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