Today’s 5-second tactics
“Time. Time has a way of standing still during the moments that define one’s life…”
― Benjamin M. Strozykowski, Psychic Skin Volume 2
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Kanovsky, David
Butkiewicz, Lukasz
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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gm Smirnov, Timofey
gm Vavulin, Maksim
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Chudinovskikh, Alexander M
gm Kostin, Konstantin
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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SOLUTIONS
TCh-CZE Vychod 2014.2.9 Butkiewicz, Lukasz–Kanovsky, David: 28.Rxf5! exf5 29.Bg7! 1-0 The h-pawn advances unopposed.
ch-Moscow 2014.3.24 Vavulin, Maksim–Smirnov, Timofey: 21.d6! cxd6 22.Bxc5 dxc5 23.Qe4! Qg6 24.Qd5+ Qf7 25.Qxa8 1-0
ch-Moscow 2014.3.25 Kostin, Konstantin–Chudinovskikh, Alexander M: 22.Nxh7!! Kxh7 23.Rh3+ Kg8 24.Rhg3! The pin is decisive and Black has no real counterplay. The game continued: 24…Rf7 25.Be5!? (25.Bh6!) 25…Qc4+ 26.Ke1 Qxa2 27.Bxg7! Rd7 28.Be5+ Kf8 29.c4! Re8 30.Qc1 Rh7 31.Ra3 Qxc4 32.Qg5 Rxe5 33.dxe5 Rd7 34.Rc3 Qd5 35.Rc8+ 1-0