Instructive game 10:- Karlsson, Lars–Narciso Dublan, Marc

While studying Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack (A06) i found this position in a game.
Black just played Nd5 and White answered with Rxe4 , was this move justified .

  After thinking check the game and the analysis below at move 28

[Event "Montcada op 18th"] [Site "Montcada"] [Date "2010.06.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Karlsson, Lars"] [Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2453"] [BlackElo "2535"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2010.06.25"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.09.01"] {Houdini 3 Pro x64 (60s): 'A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening '} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 {Another good answer to the Na3. Planning Bd5} 6. Nc4 Be7 7. f4 Nb4 8. Ne5 O-O 9. a3 Nbd5 10. Be2 d6 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Bxg4 Bh4+ 13. g3 Bxg4 ({better} 13... Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Gc7c5,Gd6d5,Gd5d4,Gf8e8]}) 14. Qxg4 Bf6 15. Bxf6 {White has a mate threat} Qxf6 16. Rb1 a5 17. Nh3 (17. Ne2 c6 $11) 17... Nb6 18. f5 d5 19. Nf4 Rfd8 {Black plans d4} 20. O-O d4 (20... Rd6 21. d3 $15) 21. Nh5 Qh6 22. f6 g6 23. Ng7 dxe3 24. Nf5 Qh5 25. Qxh5 gxh5 26. dxe3 Kf8 27. Rf4 {White threatens to win material: Rf4xe4} Nd5 {Black threatens to win material: Nd5xf4} 28. Rxe4 { Sacrifices material} ({Also possible and leads to draw} 28. Rh4 Nxf6 29. Rf1 Ra6 30. Rhf4 Rd2 31. Nh4 Ke7 32. Nf5+ Ke8 33. c4 Rb6 34. Nh6 Ng4 35. Rxe4+ Re6 36. Nxg4 hxg4 37. Rxg4 Rxe3 38. Rg8+ Ke7 39. Rg7 Rxb3 40. Rgxf7+ Kd6 41. R1f6+ Ke5 42. Rf5+ Ke4 43. Rf4+ Ke5) 28... Nc3 {Black threatens to win material: Nc3xe4} 29. Re7 {Praise the rook!} Nxb1 30. Nh6 {White threatens to win material: Nh6xf7} Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2+ 32. Kh3 Ra6 {Black threatens to win material: Ra6xf6} (32... Nxa3 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Re7+ Kd8 35. Nf7+ Kc8 36. Re8+ Kd7 37. Rxa8 $18) (32... Rxc2 {the weaker alternative} 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Re7+ Kd8 35. Nf7+ Kc8 36. Re8+ Kd7 37. Rxa8 $16) 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Re7+ {Twofold repetition} Kd8 37. Nf7+ Kc8 38. Re8+ Kd7 {Black threatens to win material: Kd7xe8} 39. Re7+ Kc8 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Re7+ {Twofold repetition. 'the rook is the rook!'} Kc6 42. e4 $2 (42. Ne5+ Kc5 43. b4+ (43. Rxc7+ $143 Kd6 44. Re7 Rf2 (44... Nxa3 $143 45. Nf7+ Kd5 46. c4+ Kc6 47. Ng5 $11) 45. Nc4+ Kc5 46. Rxb7 Nd2 $17) 43... axb4 44. axb4+ Kb5 $11 (44... Kxb4 45. f7 $11) 45. f7 $11) 42... Rf2 {Black threatens to win material: Rf2xf6} ( 42... Nxa3 $142 {Black has a promising position} 43. Ne5+ Kc5 44. Rxc7+ Kd6 $17 ) 43. Ne5+ $15 Kd6 44. Nc4+ Kc5 45. e5 {White has a new strong pawn: f6} (45. Rxc7+ $2 {doesn't work because of} Rc6 46. Rd7 Rcxf6 47. Rd5+ Kc6 48. Rxh5 Kc7 $19) 45... b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xc4} (45... Kd5 46. Nb2 $15) 46. Nb2 $11 ({Instead of} 46. Rxc7+ Kd4 47. Rd7+ Ke4 $15) 46... Rf5 (46... Rxc2 47. f7 Ra8 48. Re8 Rxe8 49. Nd3+ Kb6 50. fxe8=Q $18) 47. Nd3+ ({Weaker is} 47. Rxc7+ Kd4 48. f7 Re6 49. Rd7+ Ke4 $15) 47... Kd4 48. f7 (48. Rxh7 $2 {is inferior since it leads to} Nxa3 49. Rd7+ Ke3 $19) 48... Nxa3 49. Nf4 Nxc2 ( 49... Rxf7 $1 50. Rxf7 Kxe5 51. Rxc7 a4 $11) 50. e6 $14 {White has a new strong pawn: f7} Ke5 $4 (50... Rxe6 $142 $1 {would save the game} 51. Nxe6+ Kc3 52. Rxc7+ Kxb3 53. Rxc2 Rxf7 54. Nd4+ Kb4 55. Nc6+ Kb3 $16) 51. Rxc7 $18 Ra8 ( 51... Rxf7 {hoping against hope} 52. exf7 Rf6 53. Nxh5 Rxf7 54. Rxf7 Na1 $18) 52. Rc5+ Kd6 53. Rxf5 (53. Rxc2 $6 {is a weaker possibility} Ke7 $11) 53... Ke7 54. Rg5 (54. Nd5+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kxe6 55. Nc7+ Kxf5 56. Nxa8 Ke4 $18) 54... Rf8 55. Rxb5 Rh8 56. Rb7+ Kf6 57. e7 Kxf7 58. e8=Q+ Kxe8 59. Rb8+ Ke7 60. Rxh8 $18 1-0

Winning Patterns by Grandmaster Igor Smirnov

Winning Patterns

Today we will be discussing typical middlegame plans and patterns. Thus this lesson will contain practical information that you’ll be able to apply in your own games afterwards.

I asked Sagar Shah (my friend and a member of our Remote Chess Academy) to record this special lesson for you. So feel free to grab yourself a cup of tea/coffee and enjoy the video.

You can download the games from this lesson in *.pgn format here: LINK
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Instructive game 9:- Capablanca, Jose–Tartakower, Saviely

[Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Capablanca, Jose"] [Black "Tartakower, Saviely"] [Result "*"] [ECO "A85"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1924.??.??"] [Source "ChessPublishing"] [SourceDate "2002.02.24"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O {White prepares to trade off Black's king knight or king bishop, both of which are important attacking pieces in this opening.} 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Qe8 {Black plans to attack on the kingside by 9...Qh5 and 10...Ng4.} 9. Qe2 {White prepare to meet 9... Qh5 by 10.e4 when Black's pieces will be embarrassed in the center.} Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxe7 12. a4 {Preventing 12...Qa3 and preparing to play on the queenside by 13.Rfb1 and a later a5.} Bxf3 $5 {This is horrible: Black's bishop is his best piece and he voluntarily gives it up. He should play 12... d6 and 13...Nd7 to solidify his position in the center.} 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. Rfb1 Rae8 15. Qh3 {Preventing Black from freeing himself by 15...e5. Black should now try to get some play on the kingside by 15...g5.} Rf6 16. f4 Na5 17. Qf3 d6 18. Re1 Qd7 19. e4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 g6 21. g3 Kf8 22. Kg2 Rf7 23. h4 d5 $2 ({ A fine defence gives} 23... c5 $1) 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {We have now reached a classic ending) White has a bishop against a knight and a target on g6. Black struggles to get counterplay, but by giving up material White strengthens his bind until Black finally gives up.} 27. h5 $1 Rf6 {27... gxh5 28.Rh1 Kf8 29.Rxh5 Wins a pawn for White.} (27... gxh5 $2 28. Rh1 { favours White.} Kf8 29. Rxh5) 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rh1 {Now each of White's pieces is more active than its Black counterpart.} Kf8 {Black wants to move his rook to the c-file but can't allow a pin by Bb5.} 30. Rh7 {Now White's rook has an ideal position on the seventh rank. Black's king is in a box and will soon become the object of attack by all White's pieces.} Rc6 ({Not} 30... Rf7 $2 31. Bxg6 $1) 31. g4 Nc4 $2 {Black doesn't take on c3 as that would give White connected passed pawns on the kingside. He brings his misplaced knight to the kingside, but the time this takes lets White tighten his bind there.} ({ The surprising} 31... g5 $1 32. fxg5 Rxc3 33. Bf5 Nb3 $1 {saves the game.}) 32. g5 Ne3+ 33. Kf3 Nf5 ({No rescue brings} 33... Nd1 34. Rh6 Kf7 35. f5 $1 Rxc3 36. fxg6+ Kg8 37. Ke2 $1 Nb2 38. Bf5 {(Alekhine).}) 34. Bxf5 gxf5 {White has exchanged his strong bishop for a desicive manoeuvre. 'White has given up his bishop for Black's knight and must now lose his c- pawn, but now his king has a clear path into Black's position by g3-h4-g5-f6.} 35. Kg3 $1 ({The common move in this type of position don't work} 35. Rd7 Rxc3+ 36. Ke2 c6 $11 (36... Ra3 37. Rxd5 Rxa4 38. Rxf5+ Kg7 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6,Rc7,Rf4,Rg5] Slight advantage due to his advance pawns but the material are equal and it will be long time until White promote the pawns}) 37. Rxa7 Rc4 38. Kd3 Rb4 39. Rc7 Rc4 40. Ke3 Kg8 41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Ke2 Rc4 43. Ke3 $11) 35... Rxc3+ {Sacrificing two pawns, one of them with a check to create very powerful team of the rock and the king and the pawn creating mate ideas and promotion.} 36. Kh4 Rf3 $2 { Black lacks a serious defence. '36...Rc1 37.Kh5 Rh1+ 38.Kg6 Rxh7 39.Kxh7 c5 40. g6 And White gets a new queen.} ({Another option for Black} 36... Rc1 37. Kh5 ( {Don't work} 37. g6 {because there is a check} Rh1+ 38. Kg5 Rxh7 39. gxh7 Kg7 { Black trades the active White Rock and then takes the advance pawn} 40. Kxf5 c5 {Creating counterplay on the other side of the board, this psition of probably a draw becuase the f-pawn will be promoted and there will be Queen endgame}) 37... c5 ({don't work here} 37... Rh1+ 38. Kg6 {[%cal Rh1h7,Rg6h7,Rg5g6,Rg6g7, Rg7g8]} Rxh7 39. Kxh7 {[%cal Gg5g6,Gg6g8]}) 38. dxc5 (38. Rd7 cxd4 39. Rxd5 Rd1 40. Kg6 d3 41. Kf6 Ke8 42. g6 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gg6g7,Gg7g8,Gd5d3] Winning}) 38... bxc5 39. Kg6 {[%cal Gg6f6,Gh7h8] Planning checkmate} Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b6, Gb6g6]} 40. a5 {[%csl Gb6] Taking the square a5 from the rock}) (36... a6 $142 $14 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 37. g6 $1 $18 Rxf4+ 38. Kg5 Re4 (38... Rxd4 39. Kf6 Ke8 (39... Kg8 40. Rd7 {And Black get mated.}) 40. Rxc7 (40. Rh8+ Kd7 41. g7 Rg4 42. g8=Q Rxg8 43. Rxg8 Kd6 44. Kxf5 Kc5 {White should be winning be it is not so easy because Black will have too many pawns, so White shouldn't harry to promote this pawns.}) 40... Rxa4 41. g7 Rg4 42. Rxa7 {[%cal Gg7g8] White will win easily after that with the Blacks separated pawns}) 39. Kf6 $1 {Capablanca has given two pawns for an attack on the king. 'White doesn't take the f-pawn because it will shield his king from checks on the f-file. The g6 pawn is all he needs to win with his mating battery of king and rook in place. Now the pawn on g6 is extremely strong} Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 $4 { solves nothing} (40... Kf8 41. Rxc7 {[%cal Gc7c8,Gg6g7,Ge4e8,Gc8e8]} Re8 42. Kxf5 {[%cal Gc7a7,Ga7b6,Gb6d5] And White can collect Black pawns easily} a6 $18 ) 41. Rxc7 $18 Re8 42. Kxf5 {White only captures after Black's rook has been reduced to passive defense.} Re4 (42... a6 43. Ra7 a5 $18) 43. Kf6 Rf4+ 44. Ke5 Rg4 45. g7+ $1 {it's all over} (45. Rxa7 $6 Rxg6 46. Kxd5 Kg8 $18) 45... Kg8 ( 45... Rxg7 46. Rxg7 (46. Kxd5 {Zwischenzug}) 46... Kxg7 47. Kxd5 Kf7 48. Kd6 Ke8 49. d5 {And the d- pawn can't be stopped.}) 46. Rxa7 Rg1 47. Kxd5 Rc1 48. Kd6 Rc2 49. d5 Rc1 50. Rc7 Ra1 51. Kc6 Rxa4 52. d6 {Capa showed inspiration and technics. This game became his turnaround in the tournament. White will get a new queen. If you don't see this, Check the remaning analysis. 1-0} (52. d6 b5 53. d7 Rd4 54. Kxb5 Rd6 55. Kc5 Rd1 56. Kc6 Rd4 57. Kb7 Rb4+ 58. Kc8 Rd4 59. d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 60. Kxd8 Kh7 61. Rc6 Kxg7 62. Ke7 Kh8 63. Rg6 Kh7 64. Kf7 Kh8 65. Rh6#) *

Tactics puzzles 7:- White plays and win a piece

Answer

Instructive Game 7:-Carlsen, Magnus–Caruana, Fabiano

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[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 5th"] [Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"] [Date "2012.10.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2843"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Annotator "Akobian"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2012.10.13"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.11.13"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 {What Black idea here ?or Why did he played the last move [#] Attacking e4} 5. Qe2 (5. O-O $2 Bxe4) 5... d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 {Black has a cramped position} 9. Rd1 a6 $6 { Controls b5 Find the wining move for White [#] Hint: - discovery attack} 10. e5 $16 Bxg2 $2 {Which is best exf6 or Kxg2? Capturing the knight or the bishop [#]} (10... Nxe5 11. Bxb7) (10... dxe5 $142 11. Bxb7 exd4 12. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. Rxd4 Bc5 $16) 11. exf6 $18 (11. Kxg2 {is clearly weaker} dxe5 12. Nf3 Qc7 $17) 11... Bh3 {The only move Try to find a move here [#] Hint: - tactical move that wins material} ({How should White answer? A string tactical idea} 11... Bb7 {[#] A very beautiful move Hint :- Mate threat} 12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 ( 12... Qxf6 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Bxa8 15. Nc3 $18 (15. Qxa6 $4 {White will choke on that pawn} Qf3 16. Qxa8+ Qxa8 $19)) 13. Qxe6+ Be7 {What is the best move here for White? [#]} 14. fxg7 {[%cal Gg7h8,Ge6g8,Gg7f8] When the King is in the middle of the board we try to find any way to exploit that and Black here is behind in development that is why tactical works}) 12. Qh5 {[%cal Gh5h3] The Bishop don't any square to go to} Qxf6 (12... Bg4 13. Qxg4) (12... Bf5 {How should White Continue? [#]} 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Re1+ Ne5 (14... Be7 15. fxe7) 15. fxg7 Bxg7 {[%cal Ge1e8]} 16. f4 {Winnig a piece}) 13. Qxh3 { Black contiued for few more moves but the postion is lost} Be7 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Nc6 Ne5 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bf4 {1-0 (17) Carlsen,M (2843)-Caruana,F (2772) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012} *

Instructive Game 6 :- Hammer, Jon Ludvig–Carlsen, Magnus

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[Event "Wch U14"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "2003.10.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2074"] [BlackElo "2450"] [Annotator "Akopian"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2003.10.23"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.25"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nbd2 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. h3 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} 9. dxe5 Nf4 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gf4d3]} 10. Bb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 { What is the best move for White here? [#] Hint: - In between moves} Qg5 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf4g2,Gg5g2]} 12. Ng4 Qxb5 13. Nb3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Rae8 16. Be3 $4 Rxe4 $19 17. Re1 {Try to Find Mate in two [#]} Qh5+ $3 { Deflection: g4 Here Black Resigns} 18. gxh5 Rh4# {Mate attack Deflection} 0-1

Instructive Game 5 :- Fischer, Robert James–Fine, Reuben

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[Event "New York"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Fine, Reuben"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C52"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 {Evams Gambit} Bxb4 (4... Nxb4 {Is bad because} 5. Nxe5) 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 {What is the move for White here to activate a piece and create a threat immediately ? [#]} 8. Qb3 { [%csl Gf7][%cal Gc4f7]} Qe7 9. Nxc3 $14 {[%cal Gc3d5]} (9. Ba3 d6 $11) 9... Nf6 $2 {This is a mistake , Can you find the best move for White [#]} (9... Bxc3 10. Qxc3 $14) 10. Nd5 $18 ({Is also a good attacking move} 10. e5 $16 { Houdini 3 Pro x64: 1)} Nxe5 ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 2)} 10... Bxc3 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Ba3 d6 13. Rae1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. f5 O-O 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Qf7 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Qxb7 Rf8 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 g5 25. Kg2 Bf6 26. Re4 Kg7 27. f4 h6 28. Bc1 Rb8 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Bb3 a6 31. Ra4 Re8 32. Rxa6 {[%eval 282,24] 2.82/24}) 11. Ba3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 d6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Bxe6 O-O 15. Bf5 Qd8 16. Rad1 Bb6 17. Bb2 Re8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Qh4 20. Qg3 Qxg3+ 21. hxg3 Bc5 22. Kg2 Rad8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 b6 25. Rd7 Rf8 26. Red5 Bd6 27. Rd1 Rxd7 28. Bxd7 Rd8 29. Bc6 {[%eval 159,24] 1.59/24} ) 10... Nxd5 {Now you have a choice, you can take back with the bishop or with pawn, which is better [#]} 11. exd5 {[%cal Ge1e7,Gd5c6]} Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 { Try to find a Good move here that also develop a piece and attack? [#]} 13. Bb2 Qg5 {Try to find the best move here ? [#]} 14. h4 (14. f4 {It has the same idea of h4 but much weaker than h4 because it open the diagonal of the king}) (14. Qa3 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Ga3a5,Ga3e7,Gf1e1,Ge1e7] Is a very strong move too, hitting the bishop on h5 and sitting on the f8-a3 diagonal with threats to checkmate after Re1+} d6 15. Qxa5) 14... Qxh4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 {What can you do here? [#]} 16. Rfe1+ Kd8 (16... Bxe1 17. Rxe1+ Kd8 {Transpose}) 17. Qg3 {[%cal Gg7f6] Here Fischer opponent resigns} (17. g3 $2 Rxg7) 17... Qe7 ( 17... Qxg3 18. Bf6#) (17... Rxg7 18. Qxh4+ f6 19. Qxf6+ Re7 20. Qxe7#) 18. Rxe7 (18. Rxe7 d6 19. Rxf7 Ke8 20. Qf3 Rxg7 21. Rf8+ Kd7 22. Qf5+ Ke7 23. Qf6+ Kd7 24. Qxg7#) 18... Kxe7 19. Qe5+ Kd8 20. Bf6# *

Tactics puzzle 1 :-- Find the best move

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[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Tactics"] [Black "Double Attack 1"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/p2q2pp/2pP1p2/2r1p3/P7/7P/3Q1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] 1. Qb4 {[%cal Gb4c5,Gb4b8,Gb8h8]} ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 1)} 1. Qb4 g6 2. Qb8+ Kg7 3. Qc7 Qf7 4. Qxf7+ Kxf7 5. d7 Rc1 6. d8=Q Rxd1+ 7. Qxd1 Ke7 8. Qf3 Kd6 9. Qxf6+ Kc5 10. Qxe5+ Kc4 11. Qe6+ Kb4 12. Qxc6 Kb3 13. Qb7+ Kxa4 14. Qxa7+ Kb4 15. Qxh7 g5 16. Qf5 g4 17. Qxg4+ Kb5 18. Qg6 Kc5 19. Qg5+ Kd6 {[%eval 1812,24]} ) ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 2)} 1. Qe3 Rd5 2. Rxd5 g5 3. Rd1 Kg7 4. Qc5 Kf7 5. Rc1 a5 6. Qc4+ Kf8 7. Qxc6 Qxc6 8. Rxc6 Ke8 9. Rc7 h6 10. Kf1 h5 11. Ke2 Kd8 12. Ke3 f5 13. Rf7 g4 14. Rxf5 gxh3 15. gxh3 Kd7 16. Rxe5 Kxd6 17. Rxh5 Ke6 18. Rxa5 Kd7 19. h4 Ke6 20. h5 Kf6 21. h6 Kg6 22. Ra6+ {[%eval 1143,24]}) * [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Tactics "] [Black "Double Attack 2"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r1k1/pp3p1p/5qpB/3p4/3b4/1Q4P1/PP3PBP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] {Hint:- Look at the pieces that aren't protected} 1. Qa4 ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 1)} 1. Qa4 {[%cal Ga4d4,Ga4e8]} Be6 2. Qxd4 Qxd4 3. Rxd4 Rad8 4. Re1 f6 5. Bxd5 {[%eval 478,25]}) ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 2)} 1. Bxd5 Be6 2. Bxe6 Rxe6 3. Qxb7 Rd8 4. Be3 Bxe3 5. Rxd8+ Qxd8 6. fxe3 Re7 7. Qb3 Qd2 8. Rd1 Qxe3+ 9. Qxe3 Rxe3 10. Kf2 Re7 11. Kf3 Rc7 12. Rd2 Kg7 13. Kf2 Rc6 14. Ke3 a5 15. Kf3 Rf6+ 16. Ke3 Re6+ 17. Kf4 Rf6+ 18. Ke4 Re6+ 19. Kd5 Re3 20. Kd4 Re8 {[%eval 4,25]}) * [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.05.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Tactics "] [Black "Double Attack 3"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/p2q1ppp/1p1b4/2p2N2/8/2PP4/PP2Q1PP/R6K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Qg4 ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 1)} 1. Qg4 Qxf5 2. Qxf5 Rd8 3. Rf1 f6 4. Qd5+ Kf8 5. Qb7 b5 6. Qxb5 Re8 7. Qa6 Bb8 8. Qc6 Kf7 9. Qd5+ Kf8 10. Qxc5+ Kg8 11. d4 h6 12. Qh5 Kf8 13. Qd5 Re7 14. c4 Re8 15. Qb7 a5 16. c5 Bf4 17. c6 Re7 18. Qa8+ Kf7 19. Qxa5 Bc7 20. Qd5+ Kf8 21. b4 Re3 22. Qd7 {[%eval 1155,24]}) ({Houdini 3 Pro x64: 2)} 1. Nxd6 Qxd6 {[%eval -18,23]}) 1... Bf8 2. Nh6+ Kh8 3. Qxd7 *

Instructive Game 4 :- Fischer, Robert James–Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

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[Event "USA-ch"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B35"] [Annotator "Akopian"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1958.12.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Na5 {Is the knight move to rim here a good move or bad? What is Fischer next move? [#] Hint: - The knight is moving away from the center , so what you can do to make advantage of that ?} 9. e5 {[%csl Gf6]} (9. Ba4 Nc4) 9... Ne8 {[%csl Ge8][%cal Ga8g8] Very bad for Black, his pieces aren't connected, can you find the next move [#] Hint: - A high tactical move} (9... Nxb3 10. exf6 {In between move} Nxa1 11. fxg7 Kxg7 12. Qxa1 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Ga1c1, Ge3h6] Two minor pieces for a Rook}) 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {What is Fischer next move? [#]} (10... Rxf7 {What is Fischer next move? [#]} 11. Ne6 {[%csl Gb6, Gc7][%cal Ge6c7,Ge3b6] So the idea here when Fischer sacrificed the bishop to get the control of the e6 square where you have the nice idea of Ne6 move and the Queen is trapped} dxe6 12. Qxd8) 11. Ne6 dxe6 (11... Kxe6 12. Qd5+ Kf5 13. g4+ (13. e6+ Be5 14. g4+) 13... Kxg4 14. Rg1+ Kf5 (14... Kh5 15. Qg2 (15. Rg5+ Kh4 16. Qe4+ Kh3 17. Rg3+ Kxh2 18. Qg2#)) 15. Rg5#) (11... Kg8 12. Nxd8) 12. Qxd8 Nc6 13. Qd2 Bxe5 14. O-O Nd6 15. Bf4 Nc4 16. Qe2 Bxf4 17. Qxc4 Kg7 18. Ne4 Bc7 19. Nc5 Rf6 20. c3 e5 21. Rad1 Nd8 22. Nd7 Rc6 23. Qh4 Re6 24. Nc5 Rf6 25. Ne4 Rf4 26. Qxe7+ Rf7 27. Qa3 Nc6 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Bf5 30. b4 Rff8 31. b5 Nd8 32. Rd5 Nf7 33. Rc5 a6 34. b6 Be4 35. Re1 Bc6 36. Rxc6 bxc6 37. b7 Rab8 38. Qxa6 Nd8 39. Rb1 Rf7 40. h3 Rfxb7 41. Rxb7+ Rxb7 42. Qa8 1-0

Instructive Game 3 :- Fischer, Robert James–Fine, Reuben

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[Event "Manhattan blitz"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Fine, Reuben"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. Rd1 Qc7 $2 {What is Fischer next move? [#]} 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Bxf7+ {Here Black resigned} Rxf7 {What would Fischer play here? [#]} (10... Kh8 {What would Fischer play here? [#]} 11. Ne6 {[%cal Ge6f8,Ge6c7]}) 11. Qc4 {[%cal Gg5f7, Gc4f7]} Nd5 {What would Fischer play here? [#]} 12. Nxf7 (12. exd5 $2 Bxg5) 12... Kxf7 13. exd5 1-0

Instructive Game 2 :- Akobian, Varuzhan2619–Shulman, Yuri26361–0

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[Event "USA tt"] [Site "ICC INT"] [Date "2010.10.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Shulman, Yuri"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2636"] [Annotator "Akopian"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2010.08.23"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.10.29"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 ({Another option} 6. Nc3 {But i don't think you can fight for advantage by going back with the knight.}) 6... Qxd4 (6... Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 {White is slightly better, i have control of the center, a bit more development and Black has problems with his c8 bishop.}) 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ {A very sharp line} 8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 {Threating Qd8#} ({One of the main moves} 9. Bd6) ({A funny move} 9. Bf8 Kxf8 10. Qd8#) 9... f6 {A little bit dubious because it is weakening the position} 10. Nf3 b6 {[#] In between moves strategy, they are moves that we don't look for. We think that if opponent is attacking a piece we think immediately we have to move it. but you don't have to think like that we can play in between moves So we have to make a move that attack something} 11. Nd2 Qf4 {what move that play could play to create more weakness [#]} (11... Qxg2 $2 12. Bf3 -- 13. Bxc6+) 12. Bh5+ g6 {[#]} 13. Bf3 {[%csl Rc6]} Ne7 14. Bc3 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 {Try to evaluate this position and what will be the best continuation for White [#] Now White has better position mostly because he has lead in development but White has to try to make every move he made to create a threat so he don't leave time for Black to coordinate his pieces , So Try to find the best attacking moves} 16. Ne4 e5 {[#]} 17. Re1 Qd7 {[#]} ({If Black plays in random move like this} 17... Be6 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. Bxe5 {[%cal Re5f6,Re5c7]}) 18. Qe2 Qe6 {[#]} ({/\} 18... -- 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Qxe5 {[%cal Rc3h8,Re5e7]}) 19. Rad1 Nf5 {[%cal Gd1d6] When you look at this position we notice that all White pieces are developed, very nice, centralized but still down a pawn so next step to try to gain more space and possibly create more threats in the position [#]} ({/\} 19... -- 20. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6f6]}) 20. b4 {[%cal Rb4b5]} Nc7 {[#]} 21. Nxf6+ {Sacrificing a piece to win a lot of pawns, open the game for the two bishops and making use of Black's lack of development} Qxf6 {[#]} 22. Bxe5 {[%cal Re5f6,Re5c7]} Qf7 23. Bxc6 Rb8 {Which piece needs to improve here? [#]} 24. Qd2 {A Zinzong Position, is there a move for Black that don't lose something} Ng7 {White has 2 pawns so now he tries to exchange [#]} (24... Bb7 $2 25. Bd7 {[%cal Re5c7]} Rbc8 26. Bxc7 Rxc7 27. Be6) (24... Be6 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Rxe6) (24... Ne6 $2 25. Bxb8) 25. Bd5 {[%cal Rd5g8]} Nxd5 (25... Be6 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 (26... Bxd5 27. Bxb8) 27. Bxe6+ Nxe6 28. Rxe6 {White has 2 extra pawns and winning position}) 26. Bxb8 Nf6 27. Bd6 Rd8 {Here White has to move the Queen so he had to move it to a place where it will not attacked by the annoing Knights. [#]} 28. Qc3 {[%cal Rc4c5]} Nf5 29. Be5 {Exchanging of Rock will help White because Black will have back rank problems} Nd7 {Pinning himself [#]} 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Rf8 {[#]} 32. c6 {When you have a pass pawn, you push it, the more you push it, the stronger it gets, and that is rule when you have a passed pawn} Nxe5 33. Qxe5 {Took with the Queen to have a centalized Queen} Qxa2 {[#]} 34. c7 Ng7 {[%cal Rf8f2,Ra2f2] It is important to defend and to attack something at the same time [#]} 35. Re2 Qe6 {What do you we do When you had a passed pawn like this. [#]} 36. Rd8 Qxe5 37. Rxe5 Ne6 38. Red5 {[#]} Bb7 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Rd8+ Ke7 41. c8=Q Nxd8 (41... Bxc8 42. Rxc8 {And White would win the A pawn} a6 43. Rc6) 42. Qc7+ Ke8 43. Qxh7 g5 44. Qg8+ Kd7 45. Qxg5 Ne6 46. Qe3 a6 47. h4 1-0

Instructive Game 1:- Lasker-Thomas (1912)

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[Event "London casual"] [Site "London"] [Date "1912.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker, Edward"] [Black "Thomas, George Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A83"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventType "game"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.10"] 1. d4 f5 {Dutch Defense} 2. Nc3 {[%cal Ge2e4] Trying to play e4 to contril the center} e6 3. e4 fxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 {What is the best move here for White? (The most active move) [#]} 5. Bg5 {Relative Pin, if it is pinned to the king it is called absolute pin} Be7 {[%cal Gf6e4] Which is better Nxf6 or Bxf6 [#]} 6. Bxf6 (6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Here White exchanged all his developed pieces and helps the Black Queen to develop too}) 6... Bxf6 {Keeping a good night in the center} 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 {[%cal Gd1h5]} Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 {What is the best move here Hint :- very powerful sacrifice [#] } 11. Qxh7+ Kxh7 {[#]} 12. Nxf6+ {A double check} Kh6 {[#]} (12... Kh8 13. Ng6#) 13. Neg4+ Kg5 {[#]} 14. h4+ Kf4 {[#]} 15. g3+ Kf3 {[#]} 16. Be2+ Kg2 {[#]} 17. Rh2+ Kg1 {[#]} 18. Kd2# {1-0 (18) Lasker,E-Thomas,G London 1912} (18. O-O-O#) *