Today’s 5-second tactics!
” Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.” ― Albert Camus, A Happy Death
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Guthrie, David W
Duncan, Chris R
4NCL Hinckley ENG 2014.2. Position after White’s 18th move. White seems safe enough, but beware the Black dark-squared Bishop: it has been the ruin of many fine positions…
HOW DOES BLACK GET A BIG EDGE?
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im Jorczik, Julian
gm Romanov, Evgeny
Bundesliga 2014.2.8 Position after 16 moves of play. Black had just played 16…Rf8, thinking that he was going to safely win two pieces for the Rook. Things are never simple when one’s pieces lack coordination…
HOW DOES WHITE GET A BIG EDGE?
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gm Rustemov, Alexander
gm Areschenko,Alex
Bundesliga, 2014.02.09 Position after 27 moves of play. White has played a wonderful attacking game up to now and is about to put the finishing touches on his art.
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN QUICKLY!
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SOLUTIONS
4NCL Hinckley ENG 2014.2.16 Duncan, Chris R–Guthrie, David W. : 18… Nxf2! 19.Qd2 ( 19.Kxf2 Qb6+ 20.Ke2 Qxb2+ ) 19…Ng4 Black has won a pawn and the White Kingside is open to attack along the dark squres. 20.Nd1 f5!? 21.Qxf4 and now the simplest way to win is 21…Be5! 22.Qd2 Bg3! 23.Re2 fxe4 etc.
Bundesliga 2014.2.8 Romanov, Evgeny–Jorczik, Julian: 17.O-O! Rxf4 18.Rxf4 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Qxh5 20.Rf8+! Ke7 21.Raf1 Qg6 22.Qe1 Rb8 {??} 23.Qh4+ I tis now forced mate! Qg5 24.R1f7+ 1-0
Bundesliga 2014.2.9 Areshchenko, Alexander–Rustemov, Alexander: 28.Re8+! Bxe8 29.Rxe8+ 1-0 There is a nasty Nf5+ awaiting Black if he wants to continue the game…