2 Tactical Exercizes

Two positions to calculate with White to play in each case

1. Find the best move for White

2. Find the best move for White and evaluate the position with best play by both sides

3 blitz games tactics

In each position below, the goal is to find the best continuation.
Tactics and missed calculations in action...

Position I: What did White play here ?

1. Qxg5 or 1. Rg1

Position II: Black to play , earlier in the same game

Black played 1..Qb6. Does Rybka agree?

Position III: Black to play
I just played Qe4-e5 in the position below, to control b2 and play h5-h6.
Enough to win ?

I was playing White in all three positions:
I was able to win in position I, while I shouldn't have survived the game if my opponent had seen the right move in position II earlier on.
I won with White in the last diagram, but only after my opponent let me back in the game.

Conclusion: Chess is 99% tactics, at least in blitz.

Tactical conclusion ( Easy)

White to play and win

Tactical motifs and kibitzers

The following position appeared with Black to play

Black played 1..Qh4 !?

After this startling move from Black, how would play the position with White ?

a) Yuri, the russian expert, said " Russians always go forward. Therefore 2.Nb5 should be played".

b) Richard, the swiss guy said " Sometimes neutralizing the opponent is called for, therefore I'd play 2.Nf3".

c) Emily from Canada looked at the position and said " Obviously you guys are not practical. The Black queen is en prise, there 2 Bxh4 is the right move".

What would you do ?

Last post of the year- Tactics

Black to play in the following position:

This is a position requiring careful analysis of various continuations (difficult). The tactical theme is once again attack against the white king. Good luck ( this position is coming from a correspondence game with Black being the belgium player M. Geenen).