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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