Tactic 0066

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Blunderbucket"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p4p1p/6p1/8/4p2P/1P3q2/P1rR1P1Q/3R2K1 b - - 0 37"]

{Black to move, white just played R6d2. }
{Second best is Rxa2 (-2.24), best is Rxd2 (-8.65) }
1... Rxd2
2. Rxd2 Rc8
3. Qg2 Rc1+
4. Kh2 Qf4+
5. Qg3 Qxd2
*

Tactic 0065

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Full-Rey"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b3kr/p3b1pp/1q2p1n1/2ppP3/8/2N2Q2/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 14"]

{White to move, black just played Kg8. }
{Second best is a4 (-3.07), best is Nxd5 (-0.47) }
1. Nxd5 Qb7 {If exd5, then Qxd5+ wins the rook. }
2. Nxe7+ Nxe7
3. Qe2
*

Tactic 0064

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "FJCRUISER"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/p2n1pp1/1p1b1n1p/2Pp1b2/7B/1QP2N2/PP1NBPPP/2KR3R b - - 0 12"]

{Black to move, white just played dxc5. }
{Second best is bxc5 (-1.09), best is Nxc5 (-3.66) }
1... Nxc5
2. Qa3 {The queen is almost trapped. The only safe squares leave the }
{queen exposed to a discovered attack from the bishop. }
{If Qb5, then Bd7, and the queen is forced back to b4. }
2... Bd3
3. b4 {If Bxd3, then Nxd3+ wins the queen. }
3... Bxe2
4. bxc5 Bxc5
5. Qa4 Bxd1
6. Rxd1 Re8
*

Tactic 0063

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Elorenzom"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r1k/p1p3pp/2p3q1/2P1p3/4N1b1/2P1RN2/PP3PPP/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 16"]

{White to move, black just played bxc6. }
{White is just winning here, so there are lots of good moves, }
{but what is the best one? }
{Second best is Ng3 (5.41), best is Nxe5 (7.68) }
1. Nxe5! Bxd1 {If the queen moves, then the knight takes the bishop (Nxg4). }
2. Nxg6+ hxg6
3. Rxd1
*

Tactic 0062

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "CruiseMissile"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2r1k/pp2q1b1/4n1Qp/3pP1p1/N7/1PB2P2/P6P/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 25"]

{Black to move, white just played gxf3. }
{Second best is Rxf3 (-3.08), best is b5 (-4.33) }
1... b5
2. Qd3 {If Nb2, then: }
(2. Nb2 Nf4
3. Qb1 Qc5+ {Notice that the knight used to guard this square. }
4. Kf1 Nh3
5. Nd3 Rxf3+ {And white is in big trouble. }
)
2... bxa4
3. Qxd5 Nf4
4. Qd2 Rcd8
*

Tactic 0061

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "MickeyB"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1r1k/ppq3pp/5p2/8/PQ3N2/1P1P2P1/1b3P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 27"]

{White to move, black just played Bxb2. }
{Second best is Rab1 (1.66), best is Ne6 (3.45) }
1. Ne6 Qb8
2. Rad1 {Move rook to safety first, the fork isn't going away. }
2... Be5
3. Qe7 {Threatens mate on g7. }
3... Rg8 {Now we have to take the rook. }
4. Nxd8 Rxd8
5. d4
*

Tactic 0060

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Aleksandr"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2r2/3q1pk1/p4p1p/1p2p3/2Pb1PbB/PP6/3QB1PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 22"]

{White to move, black just played Bg4. }
{Second best is Bxf6+ (3.75), best is fxe5 (5.17) }
1. fxe5 Bxe5 {Attempts to defend the bishop on e5 fail, for example: }
(1... fxe5
2. Bf6+ Kg6
3. Bd3+ e4
4. Bxe4+ Kh5
5. Qxd4 {Or if you defend with the rook: }
)
(1... Rcd8
2. Bxf6+ Kh7
3. Bd3+ Qf5
4. Rxf5
)
2. Qxd7 Bxd7
3. Rxd7
*

Tactic 0059

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "apic"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5p1p/4r1k1/3RP3/6PP/7K/8/8 w - - 0 47"]

{White to move, black just played Kg6. }
{Second best is Kg3 (0.87), best is Rd6 (9.15) }
1. Rd6 Rxd6 {If Kg7, then: }
(1... Kg7
2. Rxe6 fxe6
3. h5 {Black can't stop white from advancing the g and h pawns, }
{and then walking over to take the e pawn. }
)
2. h5+ {Gain a tempo before retaking. }
2... Kg7
3. exd6 Kf6
4. Kh4 Ke6
5. Kg5 Kxd6
6. Kf6 h6
7. Kxf7 Ke5
8. Kg6 Kf4
9. Kxh6 Kxg4
*

Tactic 0058

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Blunderbucket"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pbq1bp1p/3p2p1/4p3/B1p1n1QN/4B3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 21"]

{Black to move, white just played Qg4. }
{Second best is c3 (-3.02), best is f5 (-4.50) }
1... f5 {Chase the queen. }
2. Qh3 {The only move that supports the knight and doesn't lose the queen. }
2... f4
3. Bc1 Bc8 {Chase the queen again. }
4. Qf3 {Move the queen with a threat. }
4... Qb7
5. Nxg6 {Finally we have time to move the knight, but it's trapped! }
5... hxg6
*

Tactic 0057

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "aicha"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p5p1/2p5/2PbQpq1/6B1/4PP1P/1P4P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 26"]

{Black to move, white just played f3. }
{Second best is Qf6 (1.57), best is Qg6 (0.50) }
1... Qg6 {Trapping the bishop. }
2. e4 fxg4
3. exd5 Qc2 {If gxf3 immediately, white can simplify with Qe6+ }
4. Rd4 gxf3
5. gxf3 Rxf3
*