65th post !

Kasparov's attack !

In the following sicilian position, Kasparov with Black, found a concrete way to attack the White's position. This game, played in 2005, is one of the last played by Garry Kasparov, who retired after the tournament. One of the reasons for Garry to retire was that he never got a chance to face Kramnik for the world championship after losing against him in 2000. Kasparov has scored many victories with the Black side of the sicilian, which he started to study extensively in 1983-1985.

Black to play and win !

Solution: See Below

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1..Nc2! 2 Nc5 Na3+ 3 Ka2 Qc5 4 Na4 Nc2!

( Threatening Rb2 #) 5 Kb1 Qa3! 0-1

( Idea 6 Qc2 Rfc8! wins)

Find the best move

Another tactical quiz, another Tal position. Here, Tal played 1 e4 against Ian Rogers in 1991 and ended up in this position, with White to play. Can you spot the forcing line leading to white's victory. In particular, find the first two moves of the combination. Level: Easy.

White to play and win ( Tal,M-Rogers,I 1991)