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Questions relating to maneuvers that take advantage of short-term opportunities, such as forks, discovered attacks, skewers, etc.
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How does white mate in two?
I would not normally answer this, but the real answer was deleted by its author for some reason, and is hidden. I also think that the original -3 for the question was more due to the original poster n …
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How do you deal with you losing your concentration
I started writing this before your comment that it is online chess. My answer is geared more toward over-the-board tournament chess. I will add a little blurb specifically about online chess at the bo …
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"Chess is 90% tactics" - should a player focus more on tactics in order to improve?
Although I agree that chess is 90% tactics when actually playing at the board, it really depends on where you are strenght-wise as to how much time you spend on tactics. … By the way, when they use the word "tactics" there, I would say "tactics and calculation". …
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What kind of checkmate pattern is this?
No, it does not have a name. For a list of the names of most common patterns, Wikipedia has a good article here.
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ChessBase Tactics Database
The Deep Analysis option does this, however, it takes forever, and you have to do each game/problem one at a time. Sorry to say, that it probably is not worth it, but it does add in most, if not all, …
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What is the most amazing chess position you have seen?
White to move and draw. Y. Afek 1978
[FEN "8/5N1p/8/b6p/7P/6KP/7R/4kr2 w - - 0 1"]
1. Ne5 $1 {Rf7 and Bc7 are both threatened.} Bc7 2. Rh1 $3 Rxh1 (2... Bxe5+ 3. Kg2 Rxh1 4. Kxh1 {And while black …
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What is the most amazing chess position you have seen?
A missed variation from the game Najer-Nepomniachi, Moscow 2006. Black to move and win.
[FEN "5rk1/3R1p2/4p2p/4P1pP/2q4r/P1n1BQ2/2P2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
1... g4 2. Qg3 Qf1+ $3 3. Rxf1 (3. Kxf1 R …
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What is the most amazing chess position you have seen?
And one last one from a real game. Black to move and win.
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[White "Ibrahim"]
[Black "Ibarra"]
[FEN "3q4/1p1n1pk1/p1r1p1p1/2P1Pn1p/1P1N1P2/B5rP/5RPK/Q3R3 b - - 0 1"]
1... Nxd4 …
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Is my positional pawn sacrifice justified?
My Stockfish on a fairly strong computer found your exact line as best also, but I am going to continue it out a little.
You wrote: "I am unable to see why the pawn sacrifice is justified for a small …
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Why is it a mistake to trap this bishop?
the Bf8 can go to is g7, where it also hangs; the Qb6 is in the way of the king running away to that square; d5 hangs allowing white to push the king to worse squares, including one that allows more tactics … with e4; and even the Nc6 can be attacked strongly, and when removed, it allows tactics on that Rh8 I mentioned. …
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Chess.com's daily problem-Why doesn't 1...Nf8 win the Nh7?
Frankly, you overlooked a major detail...Nf6+ in reply is mate. It is important to notice your "opponent's" moves too.
[FEN "r2qk2r/pp1nnp1N/4p1pQ/3pP3/4b1PP/P1B5/1PP1B3/R3KR2 b Qq - 0 1"]
1... Nf …
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Is Bobby Fischer hanging a knight?
I would not normally answer this question since the other answer points out the basis for the first move of the variation, but only the first move. It left out why white is so lost in that variation, …
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What is the most amazing chess position you have seen?
White to win. L Kubbel 1927
[FEN "8/8/1p6/kp3p2/p7/1PP1p2B/5p2/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
1. Ra1 $1 {Threatening Bf1 stopping the pawns.} e2 2. Bf1 $1 e1=Q 3. Rxa4+! bxa4 4. b4#
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Why did black resign in this game?
Because he is losing the Rh8, and at that level, that is an EASY win. It is also worse than that as mate is coming in a few moves. Even without the almost immediate mate, being down a pawn and an exch …
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A question on psychology / strategy in Chess opening
was definitely to take Spassky out of his primary preparation, and make them both play mano a mano, but of course, both those players understand virtually all positions so they can get away with such tactics …
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