Today’s winning 5-second tactic

by · November 21, 2014

Chess dates back to the Stone Age!?

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gm  Sherbakov, Ruslan

gm Belyavsky, Alex

Niksic  1996  Position before Black’s 25th move. White is threatening mate beginning with 26.Rb8, Bad is now 25…h6(creating luft) 26.Bxh6! and White wins immediately. Fortunately for Black, he has a discovered check…better make it worthwhile!

BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!

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Solution:  25…Nh4+! 26.f3 Qxf3+!!  0-1

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