🧠🧠🧠Maurizzi Mauls (Hybrid Exercise)
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Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move.
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FEN for today's exercise:
3b1k2/5p2/p3q3/1p1pPp1p/1PrP4/P2Q1P2/4R2K/6R1 b - - 1 1
PGN for today's exercise:
Roebers vs Maurizzi (Wijk Aan Zee, 2026)
1... Bb6 2. Rg5 Bxd4 3. Rxf5 Qg6 4. Rg2 Bxe5+ 5. f4 *
And the answer is...
5... Bxf4+ 6. Kh3 (6. Kh1 Rc1+ 7. Qf1 Rxf1+ 8. Rg1 Rxg1#) (6. Rg3 Bxg3+ 7. Kg2 Be5+) 6... Qe6 7. Rf2 (7. Re2 This happened in the game. 7... Re4 8. Rxe4 Qxf5+ and White resigned. ) 7... d4 and Black is threatening ...Rc3, The white Rook on f5 is under pressure and the white King is very weak. White is completely busted.
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