Daily Chess Improvement: Legends’ Tactic!

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  CraigB says:

  July 26, 2020 at 2:56 pm

  I watched this game on agadmator’s youtube channel. This was the Armageddon game, and Ivanchuk missed several chances to seize big advantages in the early going. But here he allowed 1…N:e4.

  1. R:f7 R:f7 3. N:e4 R:f3 wins an exchange. 2. N:e4 R:f5 3. R:f5 Q:f5 does likewise.
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  AnupJ says:

  July 28, 2020 at 6:28 am

  1 … Nxe4 looks good.

  After that, 3 possible replies:

  A. Rxf7 Nxc5, Rxf8 Kh7

  B. Qxf8 Rxf8, Rxf8 Kh7

  C. Nxe4 Rxf5

  I am not sure which one is better.

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    jibal says:

    July 28, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    Nxe4 Rxf7 Nxc5? (don’t be so eager to grab the queen)

    Qxf8+ is certainly white’s best, but after Rxf8 Rxf8+ Kh7 Nxe4 Qxe4, black is winning.