Sunday’s 5-second tactics!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
1.
gm SPEELMAN
FARRAND
From yesterday’s round of the 4NCL. White had been waging an uphill battle for a while now but the ex-candidate was seemingly relentless. Farrant’s last move (34.Bd3) gave the spectators a glimmer of hope that maybe Black had overlooked something…but alas Jon was in full control.
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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2.
im FERGUSON
CHURM
Also from the 4NCL yesterday. Apologies to Mark Ferguson for including this in my ”5-second” blog entry, because Mark’s creative attacking play obviously needed more than 5 seconds! BUT I could not resist: this a really GREAT example of attacking!
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
23… Ra6!! 24. Kh1 Rh6 25. f3 Qxf3 26. Rg2
26… Rxh2! 27. Kxh2 Qh5 28. Kg3
28… f5! 29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Qxf5 Qxf5 31. Re2 h5 32. a4 h4
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3.
fm SOWRAY
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3.
fm SOWRAY
im BUCKLEY
4NCL once more!
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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