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: Qf4+ 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 27... Qf4+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qf4+ — Qf4+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 26... Qe3+. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qe3+ — Qe3+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 25... Qf4+. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qf4+ — Qf4+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 24... Qe3+. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qe3+ — Qe3+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 23... Qxf4+. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxf4+ — Qxf4+ 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 "Donau Cup op"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.h3 cxd4 9.Qxd4 dxe5 10.Qd5 e4 11.Ng5 Nh6 12.Qxb7 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 O-O 14.Qxa8 Qc7 15.Qxe4 Qxc3+ 16.Kf2 Qxa1 17.Qxe7 Re8 18.Qb4 a5 19.Qa4 Bxb5 20.Qxb5 Qd4+ 21.Kg3 Re3+ 22.Bxe3 Qxe3+ 23.Kh2 Qxf4+ 24.Kg1 Qe3+ 25.Kh2 Qf4+ 26.Kg1 Qe3+ 27.Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2
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