Tactical Puzzles

I was just working on some tactics which Tal used to win games, and I found this one to be very aesthetically pleasing. 🙂




White to play and win.

Tal must have had some good imagination. The best I can get is the not forced 1. Rxd8 Nxh5 2. Rxf8#. Not forced so not good.

Originally posted by deeploser
Tal must have had some good imagination. The best I can get is the not forced 1. Rxd8 Nxh5 2. Rxf8#. Not forced so not good.

Ng5 to start maybe?

Originally posted by RahimK
1.Rxd8? Qa1+ 2.Kd1 Rxd8+ 3.King move Nxh5.

Don't got time but I'm pretty sure, Nxf7 is the move to start with.

1.Nxf7 Kg8 etc....

Originally posted by giantrobot
Ng5 to start maybe?

Originally posted by cmsMaster
I was just working on some tactics which Tal used to win games, and I found this one to be very aesthetically pleasing. 🙂

[fen]r1bb1r1k/p4ppp/2p2n1N/7Q/2p5/2B2N2/qPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1[/fen]


White to play and win.

Originally posted by Von Bardeleben
N(f)g5 Nxh5
N(g)xf7(check) Rxf7
Rxd8 and wins

Originally posted by cmsMaster
No,
1. Ng5 Qa1+ 2. Kd2 Nxh5 3. Ngxf7+ Rxf7 4. Nxf7+ Kg8 5. Rxa1 Kxf7

Slight edge for black (Fritz 9)

Originally posted by Von Bardeleben
it involves in smother mate

Qxf7 threatens a smothered mate and wins the rook after Qa1+

Originally posted by idioms
Qxf7 threatens a smothered mate and wins the rook after Qa1+

Originally posted by idioms
Qxf7 threatens a smothered mate and wins the rook after Qa1+

Here's another one from Tal that I enjoyed, I think this one may be more difficult than the last one.





White to move.

The site says white to move and win...but I've learned the hard way that I shouldn't say that. 😕

Originally posted by cmsMaster
There it is, nice job Idioms. I used Fritz to find black's absolute best response, here it is...


1. Qxf7 Qa1+ 2. Kd2 Rxf7 3. Nxf7+ Kg8 4. Rxa1 Kxf7 5. Ne5+ Kg8 6. Nxc6 Bb6

+3 appx.