Today’s 5-second tactics
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im Hamitevici,Vlad
Midoux,Sebastian (2360)
Andorra, just the other day. Position after White’s 26th move. Black has sacrificed an exchange for a promising attack on the Kingside. What is the best way to proceed? If now the immediate 26…Rh8, then White can hold out , for the time being, with 27.Rh1! Surely there must be a more direct way to proceed….
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Riff,JN
gm Felgaer, R
Andorra. Position after 18 moves of play. Black’s last move was an error that loses a pawn! Do you see it? A trick as old as chess itself…
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN A PAWN!
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gm Iturrigaza,E
Gaudineau,E (2360)
Andorra. Position after White’s 27th move. A strange game up to now, and so we should not be too surprised if there is an even stranger finish!
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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SOLUTIONS
Midoux, S-Hamitevici, V: 26…Bh3+! 27.Kxh3 Rh8+ 28.Kg4! Qh2! 29.Nf4 Rh3 0-1 it is forced mate in atmost 4.
Felgaer,R—Riff,JN : 19.Nxd4 Rxd4 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Bxh7+! Kxh7 22.Rxd4 Bxd4 23.Qe4+ Kg8 24.Qxd4 with an extra pawn. The game continued 24…Bc6 25.Rd1 Qe7 26.b5 1-0 Ofcourse, resignation is a bit premature, but there can be no doubt that White will win.
Gaudineau, Eric–Iturrizaga, Eduardo: 27… g5! 28.Qxh5 Kg7!! The Queen is lost! If now 29…h4 then 29…Qf4+ and 30…PxP followed by …Rh8. The game continued instead 29.Kh2 Rh8 30.Re1 Qf4+ 0-1