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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