Friday’s winning 5-second tactics
“Focus on what’s next, not what came before.”
― Sarah Fine, Chaos
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wgm Makropoulou,M (2165)
Androni,K (1819)
37th ch-GRE w Vrachati 2014.12.4 Position before Black’s 27th move. Try as hard as she could to build a solid position, White has been outplayed and finds herself busted. Black can now win decisive material with 27…Rxg2+ 28.KxR Bh3+ and 29…Bd2!. However, curiously, Black has an even stronger continuation!
WHAT IS IT?
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wgm Girya,O (2457)
wgm Kashlinskaya,A (2439)
ch-RUS w Kazan 2014.12.4 Position before Black’s 35th move. Black has been steadily outplaying her opponent and is up an exchange for a pawn. White hopes that her passed well protected passed pawn will give her chances of salvation…but her illusion is soon dispelled!
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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GAINING EXPERIENCE CAN BE…PAINFUL!
Igor Lysyj (photo above) is leading the Russian Championship by half a point. It could have been more, as he unnecessarily lost today’s round when he let his guard down for a small moment:
gm Lysyj,I
gm Zvjaginsev,V
Position after White’s 32nd move. Black’s Bishop on a3 is being attacked. The game is heading, inevitably it seems, to a draw. With pawns only on the Kingside, how can one play for a win? Curiously, Black must exercise some caution as both of his Bishops are vulnerable to attack and his King has no luft.
Correct is now 32…Bb2! 33.Rab1 Ba4! ( 33…Be6 34.Bd4 ) when all danger has passed and the draw will soon be agreed: 34.Re2 Be5 35.Rxb8+ Bxb8 36.Ra2 Bd7 37.Ra8 Re8 etc.
HOWEVER, Iysyj, probably thinking every road leads to Rome, played…
32…Bd6?
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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