_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

Visualization & Calculation (3)

-1-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+k+(
7zpR+-+pzp-'
6-sn-+-zP-zp&
5wq-+p+-+-%
4-+-+-sN-zP$
3zP-trQzpP+-#
2-+-+-+-+"
1+-vL-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
4r1k1/pR3pp1/1n3P1p/q2p4/5N1P/P1rQpP2/8/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. Qg6 fxg6
How White delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-2-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-trktr(
7zpp+-tRp+-'
6-vl-zp-zPp+&
5+-+P+-wQP%
4-+n+-+P+$
3+-zpl+-+-#
2P+-+-zP-+"
1+-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
5rkr/pp2Rp2/1b1p1Pp1/3P2QP/2n3P1/2pb4/P4P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. hxg6 Bxg6
How White delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-3-

XABCDEFGHY
8-mk-tr-vl-+(
7zpp+q+L+p'
6-+-+Qzp-+&
5+-zp-+r+-%
4P+-+-+-zP$
3+-vLnzP-+-#
2-zP-+-+-+"
1tR-+-+-mKR!
xabcdefghy
1k1r1b2/pp1q1B1p/4Qp2/2p2r2/P6P/2BnP3/1P6/R5KR b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Bd6 2. Rf1
How Black delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-4-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+-+(
7+l+-+-mk-'
6p+-+P+p+&
5+p+p+-+-%
4-+-+-wqLzP$
3zP-+P+-+K#
2-zPP+-vlQ+"
1tR-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy
4r3/1b4k1/p3P1p1/1p1p4/5qBP/P2P3K/1PP2bQ1/R7 b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Rh8 2. h5
How Black delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-5-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+k+(
7+p+-+-zpp'
6p+-tRq+-+&
5+-wQ-sn-+-%
4-+P+p+-+$
3+P+-sN-+P#
2r+-+-+P+"
1+-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
4r1k1/1p4pp/p2Rq3/2Q1n3/2P1p3/1P2N2P/r5P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Nf3+ 2. Kh1
How Black delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-6-

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+-tr(
7+-zp-mk-+p'
6pvlQ+l+p+&
5+-+-zP-+-%
4-+-+-+-zP$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+-+P+"
1+-+R+-+K!
xabcdefghyr6r/2p1k2p/pbQ1b1p1/4P3/7P/8/PPP3P1/3R3K w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. Rd7+ Bxd7
What’s the best line for White (a sequence of at least 3 moves is required)?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-7-

XABCDEFGHY
8-tr-+ktr-+(
7+ltRn+p+Q'
6p+-+p+-+&
5+p+pzPpwqN%
4-+-vL-+-+$
3+-+P+-+-#
2PzP-+-+PzP"
1+-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy 1r2kr2/1bRn1p1Q/p3p3/1p1pPpqN/3B4/3P4/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. Ng7+ Kd8
What’s the best move for White at that point?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-8-

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+ntr-mk(
7+p+-+-vlp'
6-+-zp-+-+&
5zp-+Pwq-+-%
4P+-+-+-+$
3+-+QvL-+P#
2-zP-+NzP-+"
1tR-+-mK-tR-!
xabcdefghy
r3nr1k/1p4bp/3p4/p2Pq3/P7/3QB2P/1P2NP2/R3K1R1 b Q - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Rf3 2. Rg5
What’s the best move for Black at that point?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

-9-

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+k+(
7+p+r+pzp-'
6-+-+-+-zp&
5+R+p+-+r%
4P+-+nzP-+$
3+P+-vL-+-#
2-+-+-zPKzP"
1+-+R+-+-!
xabcdefghy
6k1/1p1r1pp1/7p/1R1p3r/P3nP2/1P2B3/5PKP/3R4 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. Rd4 Rd6
What’s the best move for White at that point?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

- 10 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-trk+(
7+-+-+pzpp'
6psnr+-vl-+&
5+p+-zp-+-%
4-+-+P+l+$
3wQPwq-+N+-#
2P+LsN-zPPzP"
1+-tR-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
5rk1/5ppp/pnr2b2/1p2p3/4P1b1/QPq2N2/P1BN1PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Bxf3 2. Nxf3
What’s the best move for Black at that point?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

- 11 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-+(
7+-tR-+-+p'
6-+R+-+-+&
5+-+-+kzp-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3zpL+-+-zP-#
2P+-+-zPK+"
1+-+-wq-+-!
xabcdefghy 8/2R4p/2R5/5kp1/8/pB4P1/P4PK1/4q3 w - - 0 1

White to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1. Rf7+ Kg4
How White delivers a checkmate in two moves?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

- 12 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+k+(
7+-+-+pzp-'
6-+-+-+-zp&
5+-+-zP-+-%
4-+-wQ-zP-+$
3+PtrR+-mKP#
2q+-+-+P+"
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy 6k1/5pp1/7p/4P3/3Q1P2/1PrR2KP/q5P1/8 b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Rxb3 2. f5
What’s the best move for Black at that point in order to get material advantage?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

- 13 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-tr-tr-+k+(
7+-+-+-zpp'
6-+q+pvl-+&
5zp-+-+-+Q%
4N+p+pzP-+$
3+PzP-+-+R#
2P+-+-+PzP"
1+-+-+R+K!
xabcdefghy
1r1r2k1/6pp/2q1pb2/p6Q/N1p1pP2/1PP4R/P5PP/5R1K b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...h6 2. Nc5
What’s the best move for Black at that point in order to get material advantage?
_________________________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranđelović, Visualization & Calculation___

- 14 -

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+k+(
7zpp+l+-zp-'
6-+q+-+-zp&
5+-+-+r+-%
4-+P+pzP-zP$
3vLN+p+-+-#
2P+-wQ-zP-+"
1+-tR-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
4r1k1/pp1b2p1/2q4p/5r2/2P1pP1P/BN1p4/P2Q1P2/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1

Black to move.
Visualize position after the following moves: 1...Qg6+ 2. Kh1
What’s the best move for Black?