Saturday’s tactics!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
1.
gm GRANDA
fm RAMIRO OVEJERO
Zaragoza just after Xmas. Position after 28 moves. Wild position! White is down an exchange and has his King position compromised, but has a passed pawn on the 7th rank. Passed pawns on the 7th rank have a tendency of forgiving previous reckless play…(!)
Here White played 29.Qc6? Rxe7 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Be4+ g6 32.Qf8 and now simply 32…Bf6! wins easily. INSTEAD, from the diagram position, White has an accurate road to maintain the balance.
WHAT IS IT?
(DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: 7/10)
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2.
”THE KING IS A FIGHTING PIECE!”–Steinitz
”THE KING IS A FIGHTING PIECE!”–Steinitz
gm STRIKOVIC
fm LOPEZ GARCIA,F
Zaragoza, same round as above. Position after 18 moves. Black felt ok here, reasoning that White could not win a piece with 19. c4 as Black escapes after 19…Nb4 20.Qxd6 Qxc4+ 21.Kb1 Qc2+ with a perpetual check.
BUT THIS IS WHAT PLAYED, UP TIL HIS 20th MOVE:
21.Kd2!!
No doubt this move had not escaped Strikovic’s attention, but he did not take it seriously! It turns out that White wins! Black has no perpetual…
21…Qc2+ 22.Ke3 Qb3+ 23.Ke4!
23…Qc4+ 24.Rd4! Qc2+ 25.Kxe5!
1-0 !
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MORAL OF THE LESSON:
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gm MURARIU,A
gm BACROT
From Geneva, yesterday! Position after 32 moves. White has a dominating position; especially, his minor pieces are better poised than his opponent’s.
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!