Today’s winning 5-second tactics

“On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem …’’― Robert K. Greenleaf, Servant As Leader

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Solutions later today.  The first few are relatively easy. I will add some difficult ones later!  GOOD LUCK!

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gm  Halkias, Stelios

gm  Mista, Aleksander

TCh-SRB Premier Palic 2014.8.31  Position after 28 moves of play. White has a clear advantage with his passed a-pawn and active pieces.  However, for the moment, Black seems to have contained White’s ambitions…

HOW DOES WHITE INCREASE HIS EDGE?

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gm  Antic, Dejan

 gm  Pap, Misa

TCh-SRB Premier Palic 2014.9.4  Position before Black’s 36th move.  White has been struggling to hold on since the early middlegame, but Black’s cunning is about to give dividends.  

BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN!

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gm  Pap, Misa

gm  Brenjo, Slavisa

TCh-SRB Premier Palic  2014.9.6  Position after 27 moves of play.  What can one say?  It is always dangerous to not castle!

WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN!

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TCh-SRB Premier Palic 2014.8.31 Mista, Aleksander–Halkias, Stelios: 29.Nxd4! There goes the centre! 29…h4 30.Nf5 Nxf5 31.Rxf5 Qh6 32.Bxe5 Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Bxf8 34.Qf7 Bd6 35.Bxd6 Qxd6 36.Qh5+Kg8 37.Qd5+ Qxd5 38.exd5 b4 39.a6 b3 40.a7 1-0

TCh-SRB Premier Palic 2014.9.4 Pap, Misa–Antic, Dejan:  36…R8c3+ 37.Ke2 Rxd2+ 38.Kxd2 Rxg3! 0-1  Black will end up a piece to the good.

TCh-SRB Premier Palic  2014.9.6  Brenjo, Slavisa–Pap, Misa: 28.Nxc6! Qxc6 29.Bxc5 Black can not recapture because of 30.Qd7+ and 31.Qd8+ mating next move.