Monday chess tactics and other addictions
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
WRONG MOVE ORDER!
im KASPARIAN,G
gm SUETIN
Moscow, 1952. Position after White’s 31st move (31.Rd3??). This weak move, based on a miscalculation, actually turns out to be the fastest way to WIN!
Kasparian can now force the win of a piece with 31…Rxg5! If White recaptures then there would follow 32…Nb6! 33.Qb3 what else? 33…c4! 34.Rxc4 Nxc4 35.QxN b3! winning, as there are simultaneous threats of mate on a2 and a check on the first rank.
I am certain that Kasparian (of problem/study/composition FAME ) saw this theme, but mixed up his move order. There followed:
31…Nb6??
Fully intending to continue 32.Qb3 Rxg5! as in the previous note
32. Bf6+!!
OUCH!! Kasparian did not take this into account. Now if the King moves then 33.Rd8 is curtains…SO….1-0
MORAL OF THE STORY: Sit on your hands!
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ANOTHER BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED SPANISH OPENING!
im BYKOV
gm SUETIN
Position after 35 moves. From a tournament in St.Petersburg, 1957. After a magnificently played middlegame–filled with finesse and precision, Suetin is now ready to capitalize on his positional plusses.
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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CENTRE CRUSH!
gm KORCHNOI
gm SUETIN
St. Petersburg, 1962. Position after White’s 10.h4!? An usual handling (by both players!) of the Modern Defence. Here Black should probably just castle Kingside…with a messy position.
INSTEAD, Viktor the Terrible decided to counterattack in the centre, a decision that he soon regrets…
10…c5?!
Opening the centre with the King still in it is always a risky business…
11.e5! dxe5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Bb5+!
If Black now takes the Bishop on b5 then there will be a later Nc7+ hitting the Rook on a8…
13… Nfd7 14.Bxd7+! Nxd7
Now the game continued 15.Rxd7 Kxd7 16.Rd1+ Bd4 17.Qd5+?! Kc8 18.Rxd4?! Rd8! and Black is still fighting (though White eventually won a nice ending)
INSTEAD, WHITE HAS A MUCH SIMPLER WAY TO WIN IN THE ABOVE POSITION:
WHAT IS IT?
