Monday’s winning 5-second tactics
”For every problem that can solved by intelligence, there are 10 more problems waiting to be solved by imagination.”
–Amit Kalantri
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gm Banusz, Tamas
gm Siebrecht, Sebastian
Bundesliga Dortmund 2014.10.19 The famous Bundesliga, this past weekend. This one is easy: a good way to start the week! Position after White’s 25th move. Ofcourse, White’s position is a disaster and Black must win. BUT, he should not rush: neither 25…Nxc4 nor 25…c2 26.Rc1 Nxc4 will convince White of the hopelessness of his situation and convince him to resign. BE CALM! Reflect a bit and find the move that convinced White to resign!
BLACK TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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im Meister, Peter (2411)
gm Saltaev, Mihail
Bundesliga Dortmund 2014.10.19 Position after 28 moves of play. What can one say? White is all over Black! Are you up to finishing the job?
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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im Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando (2476)
gm Pruijssers, Roeland
Bundesliga Dortmund 2014.10.19 Position before Black’s 20th move. I like this example! Opposite side castling carries with it risks that are better evaluated BEFORE castling than after! Here Black is well ahead in the race…
BLACK TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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gm Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
im Lauber, Arnd (2441)
Bundesliga Dortmund 2014.10.19 Position after 24 moves. A curious and highly entertaining game up to now…a famous grandmaster being completely outplayed by a much lower rated player. Ofcourse, Black must be lost as the Rook on a8 is out of play. But how to put Black away? Nisipeanu is known for his very resourceful play in bad positions…
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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KNIGHT MARES!
gm Baramidze, David
gm Firman, Nazar
Bundesliga Dortmund 2014.10.19 Position after 34 moves in a Spanish Opening. Black had just played 34…Qb6, attacking the White Rook. This move turns out to be the fatal error, but who can blame him for missing White’s brilliant attacking concept?
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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