Blunder Knight lesson · Amber-blind 2nd · 1993

Judit Polgar vs Yasser Seirawan: Amber-blind 2nd (1993)

Watch the famous game, then train the tactics that made it work.

White
Judit Polgar
Black
Yasser Seirawan
Result
1-0
Focus
Tactics + development
Big lesson

The lesson is not just the tactic — it is how the position made the tactic possible.

Board + puzzle feel

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Move through the key positions like an analysis board.

Position 1 / 10 · Cold Open

Cold Open

Find the idea: Rgb7# works only if one defender is overloaded. What would you play?

Practical takeaway

Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.

Training puzzles from this game

Find the move, then prove you saw the idea.

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Puzzle 1white to movecheckmate

Checkmate

Can you find it?

Find 29. Rgb7#. What is the idea?

Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.

Need a hint?

The answer is a checkmate idea. Start by checking forcing moves.

Solution: Rgb7#Rgb7# is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using checkmate pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.

Puzzle 2white to movecheck

Check

Can you find it?

Find 28. Ra7+. What is the idea?

Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.

Need a hint?

The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.

Solution: Ra7+Ra7+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.

Puzzle 3white to movecheck

Check

Can you find it?

Find 27. Rb7+. What is the idea?

Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.

Need a hint?

The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.

Solution: Rb7+Rb7+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.

Puzzle 4white to movecheck

Check

Can you find it?

Find 26. Be6+. What is the idea?

Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.

Need a hint?

The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.

Solution: Be6+Be6+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.

Puzzle 5white to movecapture / material decision

Capture / Material Decision

Can you find it?

Find 24. Rxg7. What is the idea?

Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.

Need a hint?

The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.

Solution: Rxg7Rxg7 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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1

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2

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Full PGN

[Event "Amber-blind 2nd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "B13"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qd4 h6
9.Qxe5 hxg5 10.Bxc4 a6 11.O-O-O Qd6 12.Nf3 g4 13.Rhe1 Qxe5 14.Nxe5 Rxh2 15.d6 e6
16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Rxe4 f6 18.d7+ Bxd7 19.Nxd7 e5 20.Nxe5 fxe5 21.Rxe5+ Be7 22.Rde1 O-O-O
23.Rxe7 Rxg2 24.Rxg7 Rxf2 25.Ree7 b5 26.Be6+ Kb8 27.Rb7+ Ka8 28.Ra7+ Kb8
29.Rgb7+  1-0

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