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: Qd8+ 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 40. Bxg6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxg6 — Bxg6 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 39. Qd8+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qd8+ — Qd8+ 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 38. Qb6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qb6+ — Qb6+ 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 37. Qc5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qc5+ — Qc5+ 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 36. Qxd5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxd5+ — Qxd5+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check 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 "OHRA-B"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Qe1 Bd7 11.Qg3 O-O 12.Rae1 b5 13.a3 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bc6 15.Bd3 Rab8 16.e5 Ne8 17.f5 exf5 18.Rxf5 dxe5 19.Qh3 h6 20.Bxe5 Qa7+ 21.Kh1 Bd6 22.Rg5 Qf2 23.Rf1 Qxf1+ 24.Bxf1 hxg5 25.Bd3 f5 26.Bxf5 Bxe5 27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.Qg6+ Ke7 29.Qe6+ Kd8 30.Qxe5 Rb7 31.Kg1 Rbf7 32.g4 g6 33.Qb8+ Ke7 34.Nd5+ Bxd5 35.Qe5+ Kd8 36.Qxd5+ Kc7 37.Qc5+ Kb8 38.Qb6+ Rb7 39.Qd8+ Ka7 40.Bxg6 1-0
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