Today’s winning 5-second tactics
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Ootes, Lars (2366)
im Goudriaan, Etienne (2349)
7th Batavia GM Amsterdam 2015.2.20 White had just played 14.Pxe5, wrongly thinking that he was winning. White is simultaneously attacing the Queen, the Bishop on f3 as well as the Knight on f6. But Black has a refutation of White’s idea! Do you see it?
HOW DOES BLACK GET THE ADVANTAGE?
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gm Zaragatski, Ilja
gm Shirov, Alexei
Bundesliga 2014.2.22 Position after 30 moves. Though a pawn down, Black is counting on White’s weakened pawns for salvation. To be fair, he is partly right! BUT, Shirov has a clever trick up his sleeve…
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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gm Saltaev, Mihail
Jaster, Robert
Bundesliga 2015.2.22 Position before Black’s 31st move. Clearly Black is on top, having the attack. White seems to have everything covered with his Rooks doubling on the 2nd rank. However, that is hardly the way to use Rooks…
BLACK TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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gm Ruck, Robert
Scholz, Christian
Bundesliga 2014.2.21 Position after 41 moves. A wild, chaotic position, but White has calculated everything!
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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