A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r1r5/3npkb1/1q1p2p1/pP1P4/P1p1PPp1/2N5/2QB2PK/1R3R2 b - - 0 26”] How did Black follow-up on 26...Bd4 27.g3? Chandler,Murray G (2380) - Gruenfeld,Yehuda (2430) Lone Pine op (7), 1979 Modern Defense [A42] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.f4 Qb6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.d5 Nd7 8.Na4 Qc7 9.Bd2 Ngf6 10.Bd3 0-0 11.Rc1 cxd5 12.cxd5 Qb8 13.b4 b5 14.Nc3 a6 15.0-0 Nb6 16.a4 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Rb1 a5 19.b5 Nd7 20.Qc2 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Rfc8 22.Ng5 h6 23.Nxf7 Kxf7 24.h3 h5 25.hxg4 hxg4 26.Kh2 Bd4 27.g3 27...Rh8+ 28.Kg2 Bg1!! 0-1 Checkmate is imminent, for instance, 29.Rxg1 Rh2+!! 30.Kxh2 Qf2+ 31.Rg2 Rh8#. White had to play 27.Kg3 to survive. … [Read more...]
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Daily Chess Puzzle January 12, 2016
A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r2r2k1/3qbp2/p1n1p1pB/1p2P3/3pR3/5NQ1/PP3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 21”] How did White follow-up on 21.Ng5 d3? Bukavshin,Ivan (2427) - Bajarani,Ulvi (2395) Dvorkovich Cup, Moscow, 01.07.2010 Queen’s Gambit Declined [D37] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c6 7.Be2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 a6 11.e4 h6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Qd2 c5 15.Bxh6 cxd4 16.Rfe1 Qd7 17.Be4 Rd8 18.Qf4 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Nc6 20.Qg3 g6 21.Ng5 d3 22.Nxf7! 1-0 It is hopeless for Black upon 22...Kxf7 23.Rf4+ Bf6 (If the king moves Qxg6 will mate.) 24.Rxf6+ Ke7 (Any other move leads to mate.) 25.Rxg6, with Rg7 coming next. … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle December 25, 2015
A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “5Q2/7p/3p2p1/3Pp2k/7P/1p4PB/1Pqb1P1K/8 w - - 0 39”] How did White bring the game to an end? Hou,Yifan (2621) - Ushenina,Anna (2497) EU-Cup (Women) 18th Rhodes (3.1), 22.10.2013 Sicilian Defense [B33] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 0-0 13.g3 a5 14.Bg2 Bg5 15.0-0 Be6 16.Qd3 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nb8 18.a3 Na6 19.axb4 Nxb4 20.Nxb4 axb4 21.h4 Bh6 22.Qc4 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qb8 24.Bh3 g6 25.Ra6 Rd8 26.Kg2 Bd2 27.Qc6 b3 28.Rb6 Qa7 29.Rb7 Qd4 30.Be6 Qxe4+ 31.Kh2 Rf8 32.Rxf7 Rxf7 33.Qe8+ Kg7 34.Qxf7+ Kh6 35.Qf8+ Kh5 36.Qe7 Kh6 37.Qf8+ Kh5 38.Bh3 Qc2 39.Bg4+!! Kxg4 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 20, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r7/1p3k2/1Qpn1p2/8/P3b3/1PPq4/1K3P2/2R3R1 b - - 0 38”] How should Black follow-up on 38...Qd2+ 39.Ka3? Tartakower,Saviely - Euwe,Max Venice, 1948 Giuoco Piano [C53] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Bb6 5.d4 Qe7 6.0-0 d6 7.h3 Nf6 8.Re1 0-0 9.Na3 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 19, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r1b1r1k1/pp3pbp/3qnp1B/3B1p2/8/6RP/P1PQ1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 22”] How should White follow-up on 22.Qc3 f4? Panchenko,Alexander - Gofshtein,Leonid URS-ch YM Leningrad, 1976 Caro-Kann [B15] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.Nbd2 d5 5.h3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 18, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r3r1k1/1p3ppp/1p4b1/1Qp1q3/P3n3/1P2P1P1/3P2BP/R3NRK1 w - - 0 26”] How should Black follow-up on 26.Nf3 Qd6 27.Ra2? Mestel,Jonathan (2510) - Martin,Andrew (2420) BCF-ch 79th Plymouth (10), 1992 English Opening [A29] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 17, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “2r3k1/p7/1p6/4pp2/PBPp2pP/3PbnP1/4R2N/5K2 b - - 0 47”] How should White follow-up on 17.Ng5+ Ke8? O'Kelly de Galway,Alberic - Ramirez,Gilbert Malaga, 1963 King’s Indian Defense [E83] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Qd2 a6 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 16, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “2r3k1/p7/1p6/4pp2/PBPp2pP/3PbnP1/4R2N/5K2 b - - 0 47”] How should Black follow-up on 47...e4 48.dxe4 Rxc4 49.Bd6? Dunst,Theodore - Saidy,Anthony Marshall CC-ch New York (5), 02.12.1955 Dunst Opening [A00] 1.Nc3 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 d4 5.Nb1 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 15, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “1r5k/pbp1q2p/1p2pNp1/8/3PQ3/8/PPP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 22”] How should White follow-up on 22.Qe5 Qd6? Diemer,Emil Josef - Fuller,R.A. Hastings B, 1957 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit [D00] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qd2 0-0 … [Read more...]
Daily Chess Puzzle May 14, 2015
During this year alone ChessCafe.com published 216 columns and features, with 684 pages of content, including 26 ebooks, 25 videos, and 90 puzzles! Member Benefits Members enjoy access to all content, including PDF and Ebook archives! There are two ways to join: place a $50 order in our shop and we will send your log in details, or join here receive a $50 coupon for our shop. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “r2q2rk/ppp4p/3p4/2b1nQ2/3pPPp1/2P5/PP3P1P/RNB3RK b - - 0 15”] How should Black follow-up on 15...Nf3 16.Rxg4? Reiner - Steinitz,William Vienna m4, 1860 Scotch Gambit [C44] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 Bg4 7.Qb3 Bxf3 8.Bxf7+ … [Read more...]
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