Tactic 0229

Happy Halloween!

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "tloeber"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/2q2p1p/2p1n1p1/p7/4N3/1P3PP1/1PPQ3P/3R1R1K w - - 0 26"]

{White to move, black just played Rad8. }
{Second best is Qc3 (1.98), best is Nf6+ (3.53) }
1. Nf6+ Kg7
2. Qc3 Qc8 {The queen moves to avoid being lost to the }
{discovered check. }
3. Nd7+ Kg8
4. Nxf8 Rxf8 {But white still wins the exchange. }
5. Qxa5
*

Tactic 0228

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "dennytru"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/2b2k2/2b1pqp1/2Pp4/3P1n2/1RB2P2/P6Q/KR6 w - - 0 36"]

{White to move, black just played g6. }
{Second best is Qh7+ (0.10), best is Rb7 (0.75) }
1. Rb7 Bxb7
2. Rxb7 Rc8
3. Qh7+ Qg7 {If Kf8, then Qd7, which is stronger than Rxc7. }
4. Qxg7+ Kxg7
5. Ba5 Kf6
6. Bxc7
*

Out for a week

I'll be busy for the next week, so no new tactics for a while. Enjoy the ones that are here!

- J.

Tactic 0227

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "gberto1"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k3rr/1bpn1p2/pp2p3/5p2/1PPp4/3B2P1/P2B1P1P/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 19"]

{Black to move, white just played g3. }
{Second best is c5 (-3.47), best is Rxh2 (-5.77) }
1... Rxh2
2. Be4 {If Kxh2, then Rh8+ leads to mate. }
2... fxe4
3. Kxh2 {Now it's safe to take, with the diagonal blocked. }
3... Ne5
4. Be3 {Another sacrifice to keep the diagonal blocked. }
4... Nf3+
5. Kg2 Nxe1+
6. Rxe1 dxe3
7. fxe3 Rd8
*

Tactic 0226

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "mitre"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/pb3pp1/1p5p/8/3R1n2/P1P3qP/1P3QP1/6K1 b - - 0 35"]

{Black to move, white just played Qf2. }
{Second best is Qxf2+ (-1.73), best is Nxh3+ (mate in 3) }
1... Nxh3+
2. Kh1 Nxf2+
3. Kg1 Qxg2#

Tactic 0225

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "bpasyn"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/1p2qpp1/p1n2n1p/2p5/P1B1P1b1/2N2N2/1PP1QPPP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 17"]

{Black to move, white just played Qe2. }
{Second best is Rfe8 (0.00), best is Nd4 (-2.10) }
1... Nd4
2. Qf1 Bxf3 {Nxf3 is only about even (0.25): }
(2... Nxf3
3. gxf3 Bxf3
4. Re3
)
3. gxf3 {Best to take with the bishop first, because }
3... Nxf3+ {then the knight gets to fork the king and rook. }
{Nxc2, forking the rooks, is also good. }
4. Kh1 Rd4
5. Ba2 Nxe1
6. Rxe1 Rd2
*

Tactic 0224

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Gilbert007MF"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p2RNpk/pr2n3/8/7P/2P2PK1/7P/8 w - - 0 39"]

{White to move, black just played Rb6. }
{Second best is h5 (1.06), best is Rxe6 (4.35) }
1. Rxe6 Rxe6
2. Ng5+ Kg6
3. Nxe6
*

Tactic 0223

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "PataNegra"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/Pb3k2/1P3P2/4K2p/7P/8/8 w - - 0 49"]

{White to move, black just played Bb6. }
{Second best is Kf4 (0.00), best is Kd5 (8.41). }
{Kd5 is the winning move, although Kf4 doesn't really draw, }
{since Kd5 can be played later. Fritz is just confused by the }
repetition, and thinks it is a draw. }
1. Kd5 Kxf5
2. Kc6 Bf2
3. b6 Kf4
4. a7 Kg3
5. a8Q Kxh3
6. Qc8+ Kg2
7. Qg4+ Bg3
*

Tactic 0222

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "ash2009"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1rr1k/2p3pp/p6q/2N1N3/1Q1P1p2/8/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 27"]

{White to move, black just played f4. }
{Second best is Qc4 (0.67), best is Nf7+ (11.75) }
1. Nf7+ Kg8 {Of course not Rxf7, because Rxe8+ leads to mate. }
2. Nxh6+
*

Tactic 0221

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "ddavid"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr1k1/6bp/p1q2pb1/8/1QN5/8/PP4PP/R1B2R1K b - - 0 27"]

{Black to move, white just played Qb4. }
{Second best is Rd4 (-2.10), best is Rb8 (-2.50) }
1... Rb8
2. Qc3 f5
3. Na5 Qxc3
4. bxc3 Bxc3 {Forking the rook and the knight. }
5. Bf4 Rb6
6. Bc7 Bxa5
7. Bxb6 Bxb6
*