Saturday 5-second tactics
gm Bykhovsky, Anatoly
im Panjwani,Raja
From St.Louis just his week. Position after 21 moves of play. With energetic play Raja has developed a strong initiative. The extra Pawn for Black is irrelevant at this point of the game as Black’s development is less than ideal. White finds a clever idea to exploit the awkward position of the Black Queen.
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Bregadze, Levan
fm Liang, Awonder
St.Louis. Position after White’s 31st move. White is in a bad way, a Pawn down and his forces disorganized. Black shows skill and artistry in putting White quickly out of his misery.
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Panjwani,Raja
im Kleiman, Jake
St.Louis. Position after White’s 28th move. White has been outplayed since the opening and now–for his sins– his King is going to take a short walk to the gallows…
BLACK TO PLAY AND MATE IN FOUR!
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SOLUTIONS
Panjwani, Raja–Bykhovsky, Anatoly: 22.Nf5! Qe6 ( No better is 22…Qd8 23.Rfd1 Qe8 24.Rd7! Rf7 25.Rcxc7! Rxc7 26.Rxc7 Qxa4 27.Rc8+ Rf8 28.Bd5+ ) 23.Qg4 g6 ( 23…Qf7 24.Nh6+ ) 24.Bd5 1-0
Liang, Awonder–Bregadze,Levan: 31…Qe3+ 32.Kh2 Bxg2! Decisive 33.Qc4+ d5 34.Qxa6 Bf3 35.Qf1 Be4 0-1
Kleiman, Jake–Panjwani, Raja: 28… Rh1+ 29.Kg2 R7h2+ 30.Kf3Nce5+ 31.Bxe5 Rxf2# 0-1