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.

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....

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....

Exactly what I thought, but wrong.

I won't give it away until some has it.

Originally posted by giantrobot
Ng5 to start maybe?

Nope.

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.

N(f)g5 Nxh5
N(g)xf7(check) Rxf7
Rxd8 and wins

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

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

Slight edge for black (Fritz 9)

it involves in smother mate

Originally posted by Von Bardeleben
it involves in smother mate

In one line.

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+

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.

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

i think we all see that, the solution involves in checkmate

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.

omg what bull, i thought you wanted us to checkmate the king in like 5 moves or so...