ALL tactical motifs known (with their names)

Originally posted by ivan2908
What's interference (I can only guess that it interferes with something) ? 😛

Interference occurs mostly in studies but sometimes it can occur in real game situations too. It is kinda tricky to spot the chance for them to occur but if you do you'll feel like the man. 😉

This is a game of mine where it did occur. Unlike in tactical studies this wasn't made in a mating attack ather it was done for me to get a queen. I think that the interference move 40. ... e2 is my best move so far and probabily this is my best game so far too. A pawn sac for the center and a continual bind. 🙂

[Event "Online Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "graniteguy"]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1387"]
[BlackElo "1411"]
[TimeControl "1 in 1 day"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d3 c5 3. Bf4 d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 e6 7. a3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Nfd4 Bb7 12. Qd3 a6 13. Nc3 b5 14. b4
Nd7 15. h4 Nb6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qd4 Nc4 18. Qxg7 O-O-O 19. Qd4 Qb7 20. Nd1
Rhe8 21. Qg7 f5 22. Qxb7+ Bxb7 23. Nc3 d4 24. Nd1 e5 25. f3 e4 26. f4 e3
27. Rh3 Rg8 28. g3 Be4 29. Ra2 Kc7 30. a4 h5 31. axb5 axb5 32. c3 dxc3 33.
Nxc3 Bc6 34. Rc2 Kb6 35. Na4+ bxa4 36. Rxc4 Rd2 37. Rc3 Re8 38. Rd3 Rxd3
39. exd3 a3 40. Rh2 e2 41. d4 exf1=Q+ 42. Kxf1 Bb5+
0-1

Originally posted by ivan2908
[fen]2kr1b2/ppp4p/6p1/4PN2/8/7P/P2qQPP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1[/fen]


This is some very nasty interference. White to move plays sexy looking and also very strong 1. Nd6+

What's wrong with 1. ... Qxd6?

Edit: I was blind to the white pawn. 😲 🙄

Originally posted by Mad Rook
I think some books treat x-rays the same as skewers, but I think there's a slight difference. Skewers are always with the intent to capture material, but an x-ray can be either offensive or defensive in nature (protecting a piece through another piece). At least that's my opinion.

Reinfeld treats x-rays and skewers as the same thing, but I think Weteschnik has the right of it. I'll post an example of what he calls an x-ray tomorrow.

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Originally posted by Ramned
[b]Kamikazi![/b]

YEP! Seriously I've been camicazied a couple of times and when you have a set opening it can be very effective.

Would "windmill" attack be considered a tactic?

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
Would "windmill" attack be considered a tactic?

Ha! Isn't that just a come-on 🙂

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
Would "windmill" attack be considered a tactic?

what is a windmill attack?

How would you call the move 23 i did with black, a sacrifice?

[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.3.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Laurence Tureaud"]
[Black "Phaser"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3. Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4. Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5. Nf3xe5 Bc8-e6 6. d2-d4 Bf8-b4 7. c2-c3 Bb4-a5 8. b2-b4 Ba5-b6 9. O-O Ng8-f6 10. Nb1-d2 O-O 11. Rf1-e1 a6-a5 12. Nd2-f3 a5xb4 13. Nf3-g5 b4xc3 14. Ng5xf7 Be6xf7 15. Ne5-f3 Bb6-a5 16. Qd1-c2 b7-b5 17. e4-e5 Nf6-d5 18. Nf3-g5 Bf7-g6 19. Qc2-e2 Qd8-e7 20. e5-e6 Ba5-b6 21. Qe2-e5 Rf8-f5 22. Qe5-g3 Bb6xd4 23. Ng5xh7 Bd4xf2 24. Qg3xf2 Rf5xf2 25. Kg1xf2 Bg6xh7 26. Re1-e5 Qe7-f6 27. Bc1-f4 Qf6xf4 28. Kf2-g1 Qf4xe5 29. Ra1-f1 Ra8xa2 30. h2-h3 Nd5-e3 31. Rf1-e1 Ra2xg2 32. Kg1-h1 Qe5-h2 0-1

Originally posted by Phaser
How would you call the move 23 i did with black, a sacrifice?

[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.3.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Laurence Tureaud"]
[Black "Phaser"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3. Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4. Bb5xc6 d7xc6 5. Nf3xe5 Bc8-e6 6. d2-d4 Bf8-b4 7. c2-c3 Bb4-a5 8. b2-b4 Ba5-b6 9. O-O Ng8-f6 ...[text shortened]... Qf4xe5 29. Ra1-f1 Ra8xa2 30. h2-h3 Nd5-e3 31. Rf1-e1 Ra2xg2 32. Kg1-h1 Qe5-h2 0-1

It's a fork.

Originally posted by Lukerik
Ha! Isn't that just a come-on 🙂

Ah, yes, I forgot about windmills! It's not very common at all, but I think it would be classified as a tactic.

I see

well it came just in time or his queen was going to demolish all my king protections.

Permanent Pig : A maneuver were a rook is placed on the 7th rank and cannot be removed without loss of material or position.

Originally posted by ivan2908
What's interference (I can only guess that it interferes with something) ? 😛

Black to play and mate in 4

1...Bc2!!

The White Rook and Queen are watching c4 and b2, respectively. After one of them captures, it interferes with its comrade's line of defense.

2.Rxc2 Qb2+! 3.Rxb2 Rxc4#[quote]3.Kxa4 Ra7+ etc.

2.Qxc2 Rxc4+! 3.Qxc4 Qb2+ etc.[/quote]