Today’s 5-second tactics
“The years teach much the days never know.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Givon, Asaf
gm Jakovenko, Dmitry
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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gm Fier, Alexandr
gm Maze, Sebastien
HOW DOES BLACK GET A BIG ADVANTAGE?
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Mkrtchian, Lilit
gm Moiseenko, Alexander
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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Torosyan, Norayr
gm Zhigalko, Andrey
In the game continuation we saw 25.Rxd6?! Qxd6 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Qxg6 Rd8! with nuclear play (though White eventually won). HOWEVER, there is a much stronger continuation for the White side…
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!
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SOLUTIONS
EUR Indiv Ch Yerevan 2014.3.4 Jakovenko, Dmitry–Givon, Asaf: 37.Rfh4! 1-0 It is impossible to avoid being mated
Cappelle-la-Grande 2014.3.4 Maze, Sebastien–Fier, Alexandr: 29…Nxc3! Winning an importante pawn. 30.Qxd7 Ne2+ The point 31.Kh1 Rxd7 32.Rxa4 Bxb2 and Black won in 43 moves.
EUR Indiv Ch Yerevan 2014.3.4 Moiseenko, Alexander–Mkrtchian, Lilit: 24.Bh6! g6 (24…Bf8 25.Bxg7!; 24…PxB?? 25.Qg5+) 25.Ng7! Nc3 26.Qxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Bxb7 and the rest was easy; 28… Kf729.e4 a5 30.f4 Be7 31.e5 Rc7 32.Bf3 Bxa3 33.exf6 Bc5+ 34.Kh1 b4 35.f5 b3 36.Ne6 Rc8 37.fxg6+ Kxg6 38.Bd2 Bb4 39.Bxc3 Bxc3 40.Be4+ Kh6 41.Rf3 1-0
EUR Indiv Ch Yerevan 2014.3.4 Zhigalko, Andrey–Torosyan, Norayr: White wins by force after 25.Bxg6!! hxg6 26.Qxg6 Rxf3 27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.Bxg7 etc