White's best move?

White to move.

Originally posted by RahimK
[fen]1r2r1k1/2q2p1p/b2p1npB/2pP4/1n1bNP2/1P4PB/3Q3P/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1[/fen]

White to move.

In blitz or bullet I would play 1.Qxd4 without doubt 🙂

Qxd4 looks good. Black definitely cannot take the Q.

BV

isn't Qxb4 even better?


oh right, white's in check. 😛

Please continue the line further.

1.Qxd4 ___

Originally posted by wormwood
isn't Qxb4 even better?

The check my cts friend!

Slow tactics 😛

Originally posted by RahimK
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1.Qxd4 ___

If p x Q
Nxf6+ Kh8
Rxe8+ RxR
B g7+ KxB
N x e8+

possibly?

Originally posted by wormwood
isn't Qxb4 even better?


oh right, white's in check. 😛

edit: scratch that.

1.Qxd4 cxd4
2.Nxf6+ Kh8
3.Rxe8+ Rxe8
4.Bg7+!! Kxg7
5.Nxe8+

you beat me to it! haha

Originally posted by Kirwan
If p x Q
Nxf6+ Kh8
Rxe8+ RxR
B g7+ KxB
N x e8+

possibly?

Ah, you found Bg7+!!

Brillant.


This was really a test for you fast tactics supporters.

Wormwood and Jusuh, honeslty would you have found Bg7+?

Because Nxe8 instead of Bg7+ and black is winning.

That's why I prefer slow tactics. You still get the patterns instilled in your brain (slower then fast tactics) but you build calculation as the same time.

So if you get this position in OTB, you clock is ticking, sure you see Qxd4 is good, but would you play it?

If you calculate wrong, you might see Nxe8 instead of Bg7+ and not sac your queen. You might play some other move, and lose the game.

Or you might calculate right, and play Bg7+ and win the game.

My name is Rahim, and I am a supporter of slow tactics 🙂

Just an opinion, but instead of doing fast tactics and then learning to calculate,

Why not do slow tactics and learn to calculate at the same time? It's 2 for 1. After enough slow tactics, the patterns will stick in your head, and it will be just like doing fast tactics.

Originally posted by RahimK


Wormwood and Jusuh, honeslty would you have found Bg7+?

in a long game, yes. no doubt.

in a bullet game, no. but still I would have played Qxd4 instantly and maybe see it after ...Kh8. hard to say.

my name is not rahim and i am not supporter of slow tactics.

Originally posted by Jusuh
in a long game, yes. no doubt.

in a bullet game, no. but still I would have played Qxd4 instantly and maybe see it after ...Kh8. hard to say.

my name is not rahim and i am not supporter of slow tactics.

Fair enough.

You taken the Yasser Seirwans, winning chess tactics exam?

nope. never heard of it.

can I take it online?

Originally posted by Jusuh
nope. never heard of it.

can I take it online?

It's from his book,

Winning Chess Tactics.

Teaches you tactics and then at the end there are 45 questions.

15, 0-1500
15, 1500-2000
15, 2000+


Approximate ratings for them. Pretty tough questions. I tried the hardest ones once when I was reading the book.

That book is popular. Maybe the public library has it?