Today’s Winning 5-sec Tactics

by kevinspraggettonchess · Published June 1, 2019 · Updated June 1, 2019

Saturday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics

How are you today? Here I present  some 7 tactics for you to test your skill! All are from the recently concluded French team championship (also known as Top-12), one of Europe’s toughest team championships. You will be able to download the pgn at the end. Good luck!!

gm Van Forest,J– Brochet,P France-Tch 28.5.2019

White to play an crush!

gm Van Forest,J– gm Balogh,C France-Tch 27.5.2019

White to play an crush!

Monpeurt,Cy– Verot,Melanie France-Tch 26.5.2019

White to play an crush!

gm Fedorchuk– Savina,Anast’a France-Tch 23.5.2019

Black must have been sleeping when she played her last move, Qf6. White to play and win instantly!

Charmeteau,S– gm Cornette,M France-Tch 26.5.2019

Black to play and crush!

gm Hamitevici,V– gm Van Wely France-Tch 26.5.2019

A wild game! You might think that White has a number of good moves, but only one is winning! Find it!

gm Gukesh,D– gm Cornette,M France-Tch 20.5.2019

White had sacrificed a pawn earlier to build pressure. Now his pressure is enormous. How should White proceed?

How did you do? Great I hope! You can download the pgn (with some brief notes) HERE.

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