Watch the famous game, then train the tactics that made it work.
The lesson is not just the tactic — it is how the position made the tactic possible.
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1. d4. Levon Aronian plays d4. This quiet move matters because it changes space, piece routes, or the defender's next choice on ply 1.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 21... Qxg6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxg6 — Qxg6 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 18... Nxg4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxg4 — Nxg4 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 17... Bxd4+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxd4+ — Bxd4+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 14... cxd4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: cxd4 — cxd4 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 6... dxc4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: dxc4 — dxc4 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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[Event "75th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2013.01.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Viswanathan Anand"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D46"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Ng5 c5 13. Nxh7 Ng4 14. f4 cxd4 15. exd4 Bc5 16. Be2 Nde5 17. Bxg4 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 Nxg4 19. Nxf8 f5 20. Ng6 Qf6 21. h3 Qxg6 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Qd3 Be3 0-1
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