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Campus Chess & Tactical Strategy

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Chess.com blitz challenges, opening theory (Caro-Kann, Sicilian, King's Indian), puzzle rushes, and hostel common room tournaments.

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Debashis Mukherjee

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Jadavpur University·about 14 hours ago

c/Campus Chess & Tactical Strategy·Jadavpur University

The solid Caro-Kann defense: Why 1...c6 is ideal for university players

Tired of getting blown off the board by hyper-aggressive e4 King's Gambit lines? The Caro-Kann allows Black to contest the center with d5 without locking in the light-squared bishop like the French Defense does. Solid endgame pawn structure that frustrates tactical attackers.

Aditya Bhatt

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Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology·1 day ago

c/Campus Chess & Tactical Strategy·Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Weekly campus tactical puzzle: White to move and win material

Position: White has Queen on d1, Rook on e1, Bishop on c4, Knight on f3. Black has King on e8, Queen on d8, Knight on f6. Notice the uncastled Black King on the open e-file! What is White's most forceful continuation? Drop your moves in algebraic notation below!