Here’s a fun tactic from a training game I played against a student last Wednesday. What is white’s winning idea?
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Winning Chess Moves: Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008
Can you spot Grandmaster Levon Aronian’s winning chess move from his victory over Grandmaster Boris Gelfand at the 2008 FIDE Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia? White to move and win!
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I used this position in a chess class today. What is black’s best move?
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White to move and mate in 3 (puzzle by Sigmund Herland, Revista Romana de Sah, 1937).
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Today’s position is a practical tactical shot from the game GM Vladislav Artemiev vs GM Vladislav Kovalev at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee played on 1/14/2020. Black has just played Rd8 for his 39th move. What is white’s Best continuation?
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Tonight’s position comes from a 1966 game played between Sven Johannessen (White) vs Bobby Fischer (Black) in Havana, Cuba. Johannessen has just played 26. Nf4. What did Bobby Fischer play here?
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Black to move and mate in 2 (two solutions).
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White to move and draw (Troittzky, Tijdschrift for Schack)! White to move and draw (Troittzky, Tijdschrift for Schack)!
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White to move and win (Grigoriev, Schachmat, 1928.)
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Black to move and win. Black to move and win.