World Champion’s Saturday Tactics

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  wally says:

  May 3, 2008 at 2:18 pm

  How about
  1. Nc5, dxc5
  2. Rxd7, Rxd7
  3. Ra8

  or if
  1. … Rc7
  2. Nxd7

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  Anonymous says:

  May 3, 2008 at 2:41 pm

  I almost agree with wally 😉 except that after
  1.Nc5 dc
  2.Rd7 Rd7
  3.Ra8 black can play Ke7 and Rb8 is impossible bacause of Rd1 mate. So white should play 2.Ra8 first and then 3.Rd7

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  Anonymous says:

  May 3, 2008 at 3:03 pm

  I almost agree with anon 9:41 except that after:

  1.Nc5 dxc5
  2.Ra8

  … Black simply captures 2…Qxa8 (also possible at Black’s third turn in Wally’s line). If White continues:

  3.Rxd7 Rxd7
  4.Qxa8+

  … Black just plays 4…Ke7. (This position might also arise by transposition in Wally’s line after 3…Qxa8.) Black has two rooks for a queen and seems to be in okay shape.

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  Anonymous says:

  May 3, 2008 at 3:09 pm

  I almost agree with both and no one.

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  EL PROFESOR says:

  May 3, 2008 at 3:15 pm

  I still cant see it.

  A.M.

  womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com

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  Anonymous says:

  May 3, 2008 at 3:57 pm

  1. Nc5, dxc5
  2. Bf4