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: Rxf6 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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Can you find it?
Find 39. Rxf6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxf6 — Rxf6 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 38. Rxf6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxf6 — Rxf6 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 27. Rxf5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxf5 — Rxf5 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 19. Nxe6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxe6 — Nxe6 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 15. dxc5. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: dxc5 — dxc5 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 "World Championship 28th"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Boris Spassky"] [Result "1-0"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0
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