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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Find the idea: Qxf6+ works only if one defender is overloaded. What would you play?
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Find 38. Kxh5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Kxh5 — Kxh5 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 33. Qxf6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxf6+ — Qxf6+ 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 32. Qg5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qg5+ — Qg5+ 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 31. Nh5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nh5+ — Nh5+ 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 27. fxe6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: fxe6 — fxe6 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.
See why the tactic worked in the original game.
Train the same motif before revealing the answer.
ChessCoach finds similar mistakes and chances in your own play.
[Event "AVRO"] [Site "Holland"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [White "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Bb2 Qd7 13. a4 Rfe8 14. Qd3 c4 15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Rae1 Nc6 17. Ng3 Na5 18. f3 Nb3 19. e4 Qxa4 20. e5 Nd7 21. Qf2 g6 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. f5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Re6 Rxe6 27. fxe6 Kg7 28. Qf4 Qe8 29. Qe5 Qe7 30. Ba3 Qxa3 31. Nh5+ gxh5 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. e7 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Qd3+ 37. Kh4 Qe4+ 38. Kxh5 Qe2+ 39. Kh4 Qe4+ 40. g4 Qe1+ 41. Kh5 1-0
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