Today’s chess tactics quiz
“There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
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Part I: French Team Championship (Top-12)
CRITICAL POSITIONS
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- Bacrot-Sokolov,A. Yesterday. Black had just played 14…Ng4. White retreated his Bishop, 15.Bd2. My question is what is wrong with 15.RxN.
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- Brochet-Vaisser. Yesterday. White had just played 18.RxB(e5). Black now played 18…PxB 19.Rxg5 Qf4 20.Qh6! with a large advantage. My question is what is wrong with 18…QxR
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- Moussard-Marcelin. The day before yesterday. What is wrong with 26.Bxf5
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- Moussard-Marcelin. White had just played 26.Rxf5, with all sorts of threats on h7. In the game Black got nervous and blundered with 26…g6?? when 27.Rfg5! followed by a blow out on g6 soon decided the game. From the above position, how can Black calmly defend against White’s attack?
SOLUTIONS
(The positions on the left are odd-numbered; those on the right are even-numbered.)