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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Kasparov or the killer instinct
Here's another position to test your tactics. Kasparov had the white pieces in the following position and attacked aggressively.Can you find the killer move the world champion played ?
White to play and win
Kasparov-Lautier 1994
3 comments:
Anonymous
said...
c est balaise ton truc, ca fait deux heures que je suis dessus, j en peux plus, si je continue, ma femme me quitte
1. Ng4!! with the following posibilities: 1...Rxg5; 2.Nxe5,Rxh5; (or 2...Rxe5; 3. Rxg5 with the threat Rd8+) 3. Rd8+,Ng8; 4. Nxf7# 1...fxg4; 2. Qxe5, Rxe5; 3. Rxe5 and white wins 1...Qc7?; 2. Qf6+ with mate on the next move
3 comments:
c est balaise ton truc, ca fait deux heures que je suis dessus, j en peux plus, si je continue, ma femme me quitte
1. Ng4!! with the following posibilities:
1...Rxg5; 2.Nxe5,Rxh5; (or 2...Rxe5; 3. Rxg5 with the threat Rd8+)
3. Rd8+,Ng8; 4. Nxf7#
1...fxg4; 2. Qxe5, Rxe5; 3. Rxe5
and white wins
1...Qc7?; 2. Qf6+ with mate on the next move
That's right!
Lautier resigned after 1 Ng4.
We'll make the next quiz more "difficile" ...
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