Simple Tactical Excercise

Originally posted by Jesse Custer
OK, I found a less tedious one:

1. .. Bf5
2. Qxa8 Qd6+
3. Kc1 Na1!

One problem: What if 3. Kc3!

Still trying...

Originally posted by Jesse Custer
One problem: What if 3. Kc3!

3...Qe5+ 4.Kd2 Qd5+ 5.Kc3 Qa5+ 6.Kb3 Na1+ 7.Ka2 Qd5+

Originally posted by cludi
3...Qe5+

That's what I get for not examining all my checks... 🙂

I think it's time to come up with the solution:

The right first move is 1...Bf5!
To play this move takes quite a lot of calculation as there are several lines for black later. Black has to play 2Qxa8.

Now follows 2...Qd6+ 3.Kc1

3.Ke2 Bd3+ 4.Kd2 Be4+ and the white King has to go to c1 as happened in the game.
3.Kc3 Qe5+ 4.Kd2 Qd5+ 5.Kc3 Qa5+ 6.Kb3 Na1+ 7.Ka2 Qd5+

3...Na1!! 4.Qxb7

4.b4 Nb3+ 5.Kb2 Qd2+
4.Bc4 Q to c7/c6/c5

4...Qc7+!! and white resigned

I think this is a very beautiful game.
It was played in the Hastings tournament 1973-74
between Planinc (white) and Vaganjan (black)

Your black opponent has played a very sloppy opening.
Now it's time to punish him. White to move.

I think this might work:

1. Nxf5 -- e6xf5 (if g6xf5 2.Qh5+ - Ke7 3. Bg5#, and if anything else white has an extra pawn and a considerable advantage)

2. Qd5 -- Qe7 ( the only way to stop Qf7🙄

3. e6 and black is lost (3. ke8 4. a1-d1)

sorry about that: ( *3. kd8 -- 4. a1-d1 )

Originally posted by artplayer
I think this might work:

1. Nxf5 -- e6xf5 (if g6xf5 2.Qh5+ - Ke7 3. Bg5#, and if anything else white has an extra pawn and a considerable advantage)

2. Qd5 -- Qe7 ( the only way to stop Qf7# )

3. e6 and black is lost (3. ke8 4. a1-d1)

The first variation is forced and leads to mate almost immediately as you pointed out.

1. Nxf5! exf5
2. Qd5 Qe7
3. e6 Kd8
4. Bb5 Bb7
5. Rad1 Rc8
6. exd7 Na5
7. dxc8=Q+ Kxc8
8. Bd7+ Kd8
9. Bc6+ Kc8
10. Bxb7+ Nxb7
11. Qc6+ Qc7
12. Qxc7#

if 9... Qd6
10. Bxd6 Bxc6
11. Be7+ Kc7/c8
12. Qd8+ Kb7
13. Bxf8 +-

if 5... h6
6. exd7 Na5
7. Rxe7 Bxe7 (7... Bxd5, Re8# )
8. Qe5! Bd6 (8... any other, Qc7# or Qxh8+)
9. Qf6+ Be7
10. Qxh8+ Bf8
11. Qxf8#

Shouldn't this thread be on the "chess related topics" forum?

Originally posted by Dance Master MC
Shouldn't this thread be on the "chess related topics" forum?

No

Originally posted by Restless Soul
No

why not?😕

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