Daily Chess Improvement: Swindle Chess Tactic

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  Alena says:

  July 2, 2017 at 12:08 am

  1. …Qh8
  2. Rd1 Qh5
  3. Nde3 Bxe3
  4. Qd5 Bd4
  5. Rf1 Qg6
  6. cxd4 Nxe4
  7. Kc1 Rg1
  8. Rxg1 Qxg1+
  9. Kc2 Qg2+
  10. Kc1 Qf1+
  11. Kc2 Qe2+
  12. Kb3 Qd1+
  13. Kb4 Qxd4
  14. Qxd4 exd4
  15. Kb3
  it’s a winning position for black

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  Yancey Ward says:

  July 2, 2017 at 1:10 am

  “Swindle” led me directly the 1. ….Qh8 immediately, though I think I would found this move quickly anyway because the mate that arises after 2.Rxh8 is pretty easy to spot. I could sort of see the problem white has after that, too- the rook has no where to go that he can’t be harassed allowing the black queen to infiltrate the second rank- if white plays 2.Rd1 (see Alena above), black just plays 2. ….Qh5 attacking it, and if 2.Rf1, then 2. …Qh3, and if 2.Re2, then 2. …Qh4 etc. I admit, I would not have easily found the defensive line for white that Alena has above, so I will just content myself with showing why white has to play that sacrifice at move 3:

  1. …………Qh8!
  2. Rd1 Qh5!
  3. Rf1

  Here, if white plays 3.Re1, black still wins with 3. …Qe2, and quicker. Continuing:

  3. ………..Qe2!

  And now, if white puts the rook on h1, black mates starting with 4. …Qe4+, so I imagine white is forced to give up a knight with either 4.Nce3 or 4.Nde3 since every other move is worse.

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  CraigB says:

  July 2, 2017 at 7:23 am

  I read the tournament report for this event. This is a really wonderful game. I am looking forward to playing through it at a more leisurely pace.

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  Yancey Ward says:

  July 2, 2017 at 12:07 pm

  Here is a nice little problem:

  Q4nk1/1pq2pp1/3p1B1p/1B1P4/8/2P2b2/P4PrP/4RK2 b – – 0 1