This morning, our theme from Yakov Neistadt's Improve Your Chess Tactics (New in Chess, 2011) is deflection. An enemy piece is performing an important function: can you make it move so that it's no longer performing that function? Two examples:
Atlas-Witrthensohn, Wohn 1993
White to play and win
I love the next one!
Füster-Balogh, Budapest 1946
Black to play and win
4 comments:
Atlas-Witrthensohn, Wohn 1993
1.Re8+ Kxe8 (1...Rxe8 2.Qxc5) 2.Nf6+ Ke7 (2...Kf8 3.Nd7+ > 4.Nxc5) 3.Re1+ Kf8 4.Nd7+ > 5.Nxc5
Still working on the other one.
Ding! The other one should be easy in comparison.
In the second puzzle, 1...Qb2! wins on the spot:
2. Rxa2 Qxb1+ with mate coming
2. Rxb2 Rxa1+ with mate coming
2. Rf1 Rxa1 wins a rook
2. Qd1 Qxf2+ 3. Kh1 Qxg2#
BTW, I'm lovin' your blog, Bill! Great content and a fun read.
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