Today’s 5-second tactics

“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”

― Roberston Davies

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Solutions later today

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im  Baules, Jorge

gm  Saric,Ivan

Tromso Olympiad. 2014-08-02 Position after 18 moves.  From a Dragon Sicilian. White’s doubled-pawns are problematic in an ending ,but not here, at the height of the middlegame.  White is very well centralized. Much depends on who is to move…

WHITE TO PLAY AND GET A BIG EDGE!

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Steel,Henry

gm  Vocatura,Dan

Tromso Olympiad. 2014-08-03  Position after 24 moves.  If only I had a nickle for every time this tactic appeared in tournament play!

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!

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Rios, Cristhian Camilo

gm  Onischuk,Alex

Tromso Olympiad. 2014-08-03  Position after 21 moves.  Another game, another nickle…

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!

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41st Olympiad Tromso 2014.8.2  Saric, Ivan–Baules, Jorge:  19.Rxe6!!  and the Rook can not be taken as after 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Bxf6 White has a winning attack (the White Rook is about to penetrate to the 7th).  In the game Black defended well with 19…Re8! 20.Re5 Red8 21.g4 Rbc8 22.g5 Nh5 23.Nd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Nf4 25.Qd2 (25.Rc5! wins) 25…Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Nxd5 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Rxd5 Re8 but White won the ending.  A pawn is a pawn. 

41st Olympiad Tromso 2014.8.3  Vocaturo, Daniele–Steel, Henry Robert:  25.Rd8+ 1-0

41st Olympiad Tromso 2014.8.3  Onischuk, Alexander–Rios, Cristhian Camilo.: 22.Rd8+ 1-0