Today’s 5-second tactics!
“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its students.”
[Letter, November 1856] Hector Berlioz
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gm Movsziszian,K
gm Del Rey,D
From the Roquetas de Mar which concludes today. Position after Black’s 21st move (21…b4) , hitting the White Knight on c3. The position is very sharp and there is little room for error.
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
(Reasonably easy.)
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gm Lazarev,V
gm Svetushkin,D
Roquetas de Mar. Position after 12 moves. An unusual variation of the Rossolimo Sicilian sees Black lag in development in return for lots of potential growth: Bishop pair and mass of Pawns in the centre. White must strike first or risk being bowled over once the Black centre advances…
HOW SHOULD WHITE BEST PROCEED?
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PART B:
FOUR MOVES LATER…
gm Lazarev
gm Svetushkin
Black’s last move was 16…f5, attacking the Knight on e4.
WHAT IS WHITE’S MOST ENERGETIC PLAY?
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Roquetas de Mar Open;2014.1.4 Del Rey, Diego–Movsziszian, Karen: 22.fxg5! hxg5 ( The point is 22…bxc3 23.Rxf7+ Kxf7 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Rf1+ is going to be mate ) 23.Rxf7+!! Kxf7 24.Qh7+ Kf6 ( 24…Kf8 25.Rf1+ ) 25.Rf1+ Ke5 26.Qe4# 1-0
Roquetas de Mar Open; 2014.1.5 Svetushkin, Dmitry–Lazarev, Vladimir: 13.Nfg5+!! Kg7 ( Black should not take the bait: 13…fxg5 14.Qf3+ Kg8 ( 14…Nf4 15.Bxh8 ) 15.Nf6+ etc) 14.Ng3! Now the h-pawn goes. The game continued 14…e5 ( Worse is 14…Nf4 15.Re1! (threatening 16.Nf5+) 15… Kg8 16.Qf3 Qc7 17.Re4 e5 18.Rxf4! exf4 19.Qe4 with a mating attack. ) 15.Nxh5+ Kf8 16.Ne4 f5 leading to the next diagram
B: 17.f4!! c4+ ( 17…fxe4 18.Qg4! is immediately decisive; or if 17…d6 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Qg4! anyway ) 18.Kh1 d5 19.fxe5 dxe4 20.e6! with a winning attack. The game ended violently: 20…Rg8 21.Rxf5+ Ke8 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.Rxf6 Qc5 24.Qg4 Ne7 25.Raf1 Kd8 26.Rf8+ Rxf8 27.Rxf8+ Kc7 28.Qg7 cxb3 29.axb3 Bb7 30.Be5+ 1-0