Tuesday’s 5-second tactics
Lucky Tuesday! A total of four examples will be given, posted periodically during the day, with solutions to follow. GOOD LUCK!
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Van Osch,M
im Berkovich,M
From Vlissingen just the other day. Position after 12 moves (Black’s last being 11…Qb8(?), when 11…Qb7 was correct. ) With both sides still uncastled, White is given an opportunity to get a decisive advantage. Do you see the idea?
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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Tan,Mathew
Klapwijk,B
Vlissingen, again. Position after White’s 28th move. A Sveshnikov gone wrong for White, whose King position is open and compromised. The extra piece is little consolation…
BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!
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Van Soderen, Paul
Ducarmon,Q
Vlissingen. Position after 18 moves. The hole on d5 and the nasty pin on f6 says it all: one more fucked-up opening! Black’s last move (17…h6) is a desperate attempt to relieve pressure…I don’t think it will work!
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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im Swapnil,SD
gm Landa,K
From the analysis of a key game played in Vlissingen the day before yesterday! Position after 20…Bxe5. White has sacrificed a pawn in order to gain time for the attack.
HOW SHOULD WHITE PROCEED?
21.Rf7!! Bg7! ( Losing without a fight is 21…Kxf7? 22.Qxh7+ Bg7 23.Bxg6+ Kf8 24.Rf1+ Nf6 25.Bg5 etc ) 22.Ref1! Qc8 ( 22…Rf8 23.Qxe6 Rxf7 24.Rxf7 is convincing enough ) arriving at the position below:
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH BLACK!
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SOLUTIONS
Berkovich, Mark–Van Osch, Mees: 13.Nb6! OUCH! 13…Qxb6 14.Qxa8 Surprisingly, the White Queen is not out of play here! The game continued 14…Nb8 15.Qxa7 Qxb2 16.Qa3 Qc2 17.Bb5+ Nd7 18.Bxd7+Bxd7 19.O-O 1-0
Klapwijk, Bram–Tan, Matthew: 28… Rg4+ ( 28…Qb6+? ) 29.Kh1 Qxd5+!! 0-1 It is forced mate.
Ducarmon, Quinten–Van Sonderen, Paul: 19.e5! crushing! (If now 19…dxe5 20.Nxf6+ followed by taking the Queen and then the b7-pawn wins easily enough.) The game continued: 19…hxg5 20.exf6 Bf8 (Taking the f-pawn with the Rook is better, but then again White takes the Exchange and then takes the b-apwn)21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qe4! Kf7 23.Re1 Qd7 24.Nc7! Re8 25.Nxe8 and White soon won.
Landa, Konstantin–Swapnil, S. Dhopade: 23.Rxg7+!! Kxg7 24.Rf7+!! Kxf7 25.Qxh7+ Kf6 26.Bg5+