Today’s winning 5-second tactics
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gm Robson, Ray
fm Bora, Safal (2328)
SPICE Cup Open Saint Louis USA 2014.10.21 Position before Black’s 34th move. Ofcourse, White, being a piece down, is desperate and is left to play for tricks: 34…Rxe5?? 35.Rd8+! mating. Robson will have nothing to do with childish tricks…
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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gm Nyzhnyk, Illya
fm Gurevich, Daniel (2314)
SPICE Cup Open Saint Louis USA 2014.10.21 Position after 23 moves. A quick glance at the position of Black’s pieces on the Kingside indicates that the higher rated player (Nyzhnyk) has taken some liberties. Clearly Black’s game lacks cohesion and harmony. Even so, one feels almost sorry for Black for the BRUTAL finish that White has in store…
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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AMBUSH!
im Dourerassou, Jonathan (2473)
gm Fedorchuk, Sergey A
18th Oscaro.com Open Bastia 2014.10.18 Position after 33 moves. White has the attack and therefore the better game, especially since Black has no real counterplay. However, it is not so easy to break into Black’s game. What Black hopes for most is that White takes his f-pawn and then Black can win the White Rook with …Qb7+.
After thinking a bit, this is just what the Ukrainian grandmaster plays!
34.Qxf4 Qb7+
Did White overlook this?
35.Be4! Qxa6 36.fxg6!
And all of a sudden White has a mating attack!
36…fxg6 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Bxg6! 1-0
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Parente, Renan Braz (2071)
gm Bachmann, Axel
IX American Continental Championship Rio Grande 2014.10.18 Position after White’s 27th move (27.h4!?) A very interesting fight! White’s pin of the Knight is very awkward, but not decisive. It looks as though White intends to play h5 next move, which from the psychological point of view, is very annoying. This prompts Black to prevent it, which leads to his downfall, as we shall soon see. What Black should play is the coldblooded 27…Rxb3!! and if 28.h5 gxh5! 29.Nh4 Qe6! and Black holds. If instead White tries 28.Re4!? (threatening Rf4) then 28…Qb6! stops White cold.
THE GAME CONTINUED:
27…h5?!
A natural looking move, preventing White’s ”threat” 28.h5, but infact the losing move!
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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