Monday’s chess tactics quiz!
”Life’s a bitch, and then you die”–God
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Part I: Capablanca Memorial
GM Kryvoruchko,Yuri–GM Almasi,Zoltan. 2016.6.17 Position after 27 moves. Ofcourse White is better and can recover his sacrificed material by simply taking on e8. However, there is much better. Do you see it?
WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
Part II: Karen Asrian Memorial
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- 9th Asrian Memorial Yerevan 2016.6.18 Oleksiyenko, M–Martirosyan, Haik M. Position after 17 moves. Ofcourse White is better. Black is hoping that White will be satisfied with 18.Rxe7 RxR 19.d6 Qxd6 20.BxB with two pieces for the Rook and pawns. However, White has better. Much better! WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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- 9th Asrian Memorial Yerevan 2016.6.17 Nanyan, Georgy–Avetisyan, Mariam. Position after 27 moves. White to play and mate!
(Click on diagram to find out who is to move and win) ___________________________________
Part III: Edmonton International
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- 11th Edmonton GM 2016.6.18 Shirov, Alexei–Wang, Richard Black had just played 21…Qc3, snaring the White Knight on a3. WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
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- 11th Edmonton GM 2016.6.19 Haessel, Dale R.–Findlay, Ian . Black had just played a real lemon , 23…Qxh2 , when virtually any reasonable move would have won the game. WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!
SOLUTIONS
Capablanca Mem 2016.6.17 Kryvoruchko, Yuri–Almasi, Zoltan : 28.Re3! exf3 29.Qb5 1-0
9th Asrian Memorial Yerevan 2016.6.18 Oleksiyenko, M–Martirosyan, Haik M: 18.d6! Bxd6 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Nxb5 White will win a piece in every variation. Black played the desperate 20… Re5 21.Qxe5! 1-0
9th Asrian Memorial Yerevan 2016.6.17 Nanyan, Georgy–Avetisyan, Mariam: 28.Qxf7+! 1-0 Ouch!!
11th Edmonton GM 2016.6.18 Shirov, Alexei–Wang, Richard: 22.Rxb5 Qxa3 23.Rb7 Qf8 24.Qd3 1-0
11th Edmonton GM 2016.6.19 Haessel, Dale R.–Findlay, Ian T.: 24.Rxb7+! 1-0 Mate follows.