Hikaru Nakamura just defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to win the London Chess Classic. Can you spot Nakamura’s final move? White to move and win.
Nakamura – MVL, 2018 London Chess Classic. White to move and win.
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Posts Tagged ‘chess tactics’
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 106
December 17, 2018#Chess Position Worth Sharing 105
August 23, 2018I was playing a game with a student on the demo-board and we arrived at this position. Can you spot black’s winning combination?
Can you spot black’s winning combination?
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 13
August 6, 2018A well placed knight can be quite lethal. Black to move and mate in 5.
Black to move and mate in 5.
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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened happened… 11
August 1, 2018What is white’s best move?
What is white’s best move?
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 8
July 24, 2018Black to move and mate in 5.
Black to move and mate in 5.
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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 7
July 22, 2018Black to move and win material.
Black to move and win material.
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July 14, 2018White just played Qe3. What should GM Ruifeng Li have played instead? How does FM Annie Wang punish his mistake?
White just played Qe3. Why is this move a mistake?
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 6
July 9, 2018How can black win some material?
How can black win some material?
So I was just playing a game of #Chess and then this happened… 5
July 7, 2018Black to move and mate in 3.
Black to move and mate in 3.
The complete game is a rather nifty Traxler Counter Attack(Wilkes-Barre) that ended up checkmating white’s Fried Liver dreams in just 13 moves!
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 4
July 5, 2018Black to move and win material.
Black to move and win material.
