White to move. How should white proceed? 3Q4/p2n1p2/r2k2p1/3Pq2p/8/5BP1/p4PK1/2R5 w – – 0 2 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Middlegame calculation

Black to move. How does Black proceed to maintain the initiative? r4rk1/4n1p1/3b1qnp/pp1P1p2/1PB5/P1B2P1Q/4N2P/R4R1K b – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Practical game exercise

White to move. Do you prefer White or Black? What is the best plan for White? This is a good game to play out from this point. r1br2k1/p1q2pp1/4p1np/2ppP2Q/2n5/2PB1N2/2P2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w – – 0 22 Hartston, William – Portisch, Lajos (Nice,...
Practical game decision

White to move. What is the best continuation for White? 3rk2r/2qnb2p/1pp1p1pn/5p2/p1bN1P2/2P1BNPP/PPQ3BK/R5R1 w k – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Middlegame tactic

White to move. How should White proceed?Level of difficulty: 2 out of 4 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Middlegame play

White to move. How would you assess this position? Which side would you prefer? What would you do next? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Middlegame play

This was a game between GM Romanishin and GM Ivanchuk. Can you assess this position? It is White to move. What is the best continuation for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Middlegame improvement

White to move. This was a game between Dzhumaev and Korneev at the 2006 Triesta Open. White is in trouble. What is the best possible continuation for White to have a chance to hold? Chess Daily News from Susan...
A good middlegame lesson

This is the actual position between GM-elect Aagaard and IM Gordon. It is White to move. Black just played 23…Ne5. How would you assess this position? What is the plan for White? Play this position out against your computer...