Monday's 5-second tactics
Unless otherwise stated, all of the examples below are from the European Team Championship, Warsaw, Poland. GOOD LUCK!
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gm Danielsen, Henrik
gm Korneev, Oleg
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Pancevski, Filip
gm Nyback, Tomi
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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CLASSIC KINGSIDE ATTACK
gm Skoberne, Jure
gm Sokolov,Ivan
Position after 29 moves. Black has 2-Knights and a Bishop guarding his majesty, but it is not enough: Sokolov has 5-pieces , all of them eager and ready to start the carnage.
30. Rxf6!
The opening salvo. This allows the White Queen to penetrate the defensive barrier.
30…exf6 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Nf5! Bh8
33. Nxf7!!
Very pretty!! Another good way to continue is 33. Ne6+ fxe6 34. Bh6+ etc The text move reminds me of another classic, Spassky vs Geller 1968. Take a look at the position after 24 moves
gm Geller
gm Spassky
Spassky broke thru with 25.Nxf7!!, exactly the same concept as in Sokolov’s game!
BACK TO THE GAME:
Black is defenceless after White’s last move. The White Queen, Knight and Bishop soon overwhelm the Black King. The game ended quickly: 33… Rxf7 34. Bh6 Ke8 35. Qxg6 [1:0]
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SOLUTIONS
Korneev, Oleg–Danielsen, Henrik: 25.e6! 1-0
Nyback, Tomi–Pancevski, Filip: 38.Rxd6 Qxd6 39.Bd5+ Kf8 40.Rxe5! After taking the Rook comes 41.Bxc5! There is a mate on f7 looming. 1-0