Today’s 5-second tactics
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Sanchez Jerez, Emilio Miguel
Zumsande, Martin
32nd Andorra Open 2014.7.21 Position after White’s 13th move (13.Rc1) Both Kings find themselves in exposed positions. Black should now play 13…d3! and if anyone is better, it is not White: 13…d3 14.Rxc6+ Qxc6 15.Nxa7+ Kc7 16.Nxc6?! dxe2+ 17.Kxe2 Bd3+ INSTEAD, Black could not resist the free Bishop on e3:
13…PxB?
Often the difference between winning and losing is just who has the move…
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Arngrimsson, Dagur
gm Vovk, Andrey
32nd Andorra Open 2014.7.21 Position before White’s 18th move. What can one say? It was Black who opened the centre while some of his pieces were still on their inital square…always a risky business at best!
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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fm Cao,Jason
gm Hansen,Eric
Canadian Open Montreal 2014.7.23 Position after Black’s 29th move (29…Rb8) White stands better, perhaps much better. The Black King probably does not feel too secure, while Black’s pawns are relatively easy targets.
The question for White is now how to defend his pawn on b4. Logical, and good, is 30.Qc3, leaving Black to solve some serious chronic problems. HOWEVER, the Victoria player made an elementary mistake:
30.Rb2?
Which allowed Eric to just capture the pawn on b4 with his Rook (there is a mate on g2 if White is not careful!). Hansen won on the 37th move. A surprising blunder for such a strong player!
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32nd Andorra Open 2014.7.21 Zumsande, Martin–Sanchez Jerez, Emilio Miguel: 14.Rxc6+!bxc6 15.Qa6+! Kd7 16.Qb7+ Ke6 17.Nc7+ Kd6 18.Nxd5 Rb8 19.Qe7+ Kxd5 20.Qxf7+ Be6 21.Bc4+Kxc4 22.Qxe6+ Kd3 23.Qf5+ 1-0 Ouch!!
32nd Andorra Open 2014.7.21 Vovk, Andrey–Arngrimsson, Dagur: 18.Nh5!! This simple move not only wins material but gives White a winning attack. The threat is just to capture on f6. 18… Bb7 19.Bf4 Qd7 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Bxh7+ Kf8 22.Qh5 1-0
Canadian Open Montreal 2014.7.23 Cao, Jason–Hansen, Eric: 30…Rxb4 31.Rd2 Rd4 32.Raa2 Rgg4 33.Rxd4 Rxd4 34.Rc2 Qa4 35.Rc1 Rd1+36.Kf2 Qh4+ 37.Kf3 e4+ 0-1