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Visualization & Calculation (1)

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XABCDEFGHY
8l+rtr-+k+(
7+-+qvlpzpp'
6Q+-snp+-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4Pzp-zPP+-+$
3+P+-+-zP-#
2-vLRsN-zPLzP"
1+-tR-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
b1rr2k1/3qbppp/Q2np3/8/Pp1PP3/1P4P1/1BRN1PBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Rxc8 Rxc8 2. Rxc8 Qxc8 3. Qxc8 Nxc8
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+rtr-mk(
7zp-+q+-vlp'
6-+lzp-+p+&
5+-zpN+n+-%
4-+P+RzP-+$
3+P+-+-+-#
2P+N+QvLPzP"
1+-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
4rr1k/p2q2bp/2bp2p1/2pN1n2/2P1RP2/1P6/P1N1QBPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Rxe8 Rxe8 2. Qxe8 Qxe8 3. Rxe8 Bxe8
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+-+(
7+RtR-vlrwqk'
6p+-+n+-+&
5+-+Nzpp+-%
4-+P+p+pzp$
3+P+-wQ-+-#
2P+-+-+PzP"
1+-vL-+N+K!
xabcdefghy
4r3/1RR1brqk/p3n3/3Npp2/2P1p1pp/1P2Q3/P5PP/2B2N1K w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Rxe7 R8xe7 2. Rxe7 Rxe7 3. Nxe7 Qxe7
What is material balance on the end of these captures?
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-4-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-trk+(
7+-+lwqrzpp'
6p+-zp-sn-+&
5+-+P+-wQ-%
4-zP-+-+-+$
3zP-+-+-+-#
2-vL-+-tRLzP"
1+-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
5rk1/3bqrpp/p2p1n2/3P2Q1/1P6/P7/1B3RBP/5RK1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Bxf6 Rxf6 2. Rxf6 Rxf6 3. Rxf6 Qxf6 4. Qxf6 gxf6
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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-5-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+l+-trk+(
7+-zp-+pzpp'
6r+-+pwq-+&
5zp-+PtR-+-%
4Pzp-+-+-+$
3+L+-+P+-#
2-zPP+Q+PzP"
1+-mKR+-+-!
xabcdefghy
2b2rk1/2p2ppp/r3pq2/p2PR3/Pp6/1B3P2/1PP1Q1PP/2KR4 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. dxe6 Bxe6 2. Bxe6 Rxe6 3. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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-6-

XABCDEFGHY
8-tr-+n+-mk(
7+rsnlwqp+p'
6p+-zp-+p+&
5+pzpPzp-+-%
4P+P+P+Pvl$
3+PsNLsNP+-#
2-+KvLQ+-zP"
1tRR+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy
1r2n2k/1rnbqp1p/p2p2p1/1ppPp3/P1P1P1Pb/1PNBNP2/2KBQ2P/RR6 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. axb5 axb5 2. cxb5 Nxb5 3. Nxb5 Bxb5 4. Bxb5 Rxb5
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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-7-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+r+-trk+(
7+nwqlsn-vlp'
6p+-zp-+p+&
5zPpzpPzpp+-%
4-zP-+P+P+$
3+-zPLvLNsNP#
2-+-+-zP-mK"
1tR-+QtR-+-!
xabcdefghy
2r2rk1/1nqbn1bp/p2p2p1/PppPpp2/1P2P1P1/2PBBNNP/5P1K/R2QR3 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. gxf5 gxf5 2. Nxf5 Nxf5 3. exf5 Bxf5 4. Bxf5 Rxf5
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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-8-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-tr-+-mk(
7zpp+l+-+-'
6-+n+ptr-zp&
5+-+-sN-zp-%
4-+-zPL+-+$
3+P+-+-zP-#
2P+-tR-zP-zP"
1+-tR-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
3r3k/pp1b4/2n1pr1p/4N1p1/3PB3/1P4P1/P2R1P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Bxc6 Bxc6 2. Nxc6 bxc6 3. Rxc6 Rd7
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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-9-

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+r+-+(
7zp-+n+pmkp'
6-zppwq-+p+&
5+-+Pzp-+-%
4-+P+-+-+$
3+P+-tR-zP-#
2PvL-+QzP-zP"
1+-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
r3r3/p2n1pkp/1ppq2p1/3Pp3/2P5/1P2R1P1/PB2QP1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Bxe5 Nxe5 2. Rxe5 Rxe5 3. Qxe5 Qxe5 4. Rxe5 cxd5 5. Rxd5
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+k+(
7zp-tr-+pzp-'
6-+p+lwqp+&
5+p+-tR-sN-%
4-+-zP-+-zP$
3+-zP-+-zP-#
2P+-+QzP-+"
1+-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
4r1k1/p1r2pp1/2p1bqp1/1p2R1N1/3P3P/2P3P1/P3QP2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Nxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 fxe6 3. Qxe6 Qxe6 4. Rxe6 Kf7
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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- 11 -

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-tr-+-+(
7zpp+-+kzpp'
6-+p+psn-+&
5+-+p+-+-%
4-+P+PzP-+$
3+P+-+LzP-#
2P+-tR-+-zP"
1+-+R+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
r2r4/pp3kpp/2p1pn2/3p4/2P1PP2/1P3BP1/P2R3P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. cxd5 cxd5 2. exd5 exd5 3. Bxd5 Nxd5 4. Rxd5 Rxd5 5. Rxd5 Ke6
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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- 12 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-trr+k+(
7+p+-+-+p'
6-+p+l+p+&
5+-zPpwq-+-%
4-zP-tRP+-+$
3+-+-+-zPP#
2-+-wQ-+LmK"
1+-+R+-+-!
xabcdefghy
3rr1k1/1p5p/2p1b1p1/2Ppq3/1P1RP3/6PP/3Q2BK/3R4 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. exd5 cxd5 2. Bxd5 Bxd5 3. Rxd5 Rxd5 4. Qxd5 Qxd5 5. Rxd5 Re7
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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- 13 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-trqtr-+k+(
7+-+-+-vlp'
6p+ltR-zp-+&
5+p+-zpPzp-%
4-+p+P+P+$
3+-zP-wQ-+-#
2PzP-+-vLLzP"
1+-+R+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
1rqr2k1/6bp/p1bR1p2/1p2pPp1/2p1P1P1/2P1Q3/PP3BBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Rxd8 Qxd8 2. Rxd8 Rxd8
What is material balance at the end of the line?
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- 14 -

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-trk+(
7+lwqn+pvlp'
6p+-+-snp+&
5+p+-zp-vL-%
4-+-+P+-wQ$
3+-sNL+-+-#
2PzPPsN-+PzP"
1tR-+-+R+K!
xabcdefghy
r4rk1/1bqn1pbp/p4np1/1p2p1B1/4P2Q/2NB4/PPPN2PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize: 1. Bxf6 Nxf6 2. Rxf6 Bxf6 3. Qxf6 Rae8
What is material balance at the end of the line?