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 35. Bxe6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxe6 — Bxe6 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 34. 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 33. Qg6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qg6+ — Qg6+ 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. Bf5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bf5+ — Bf5+ 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. fxe8=Q. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: fxe8=Q — fxe8=Q 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 "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.h4 Ne7 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.Bd3 d5 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.O-O-O e4 19.Be2 Qxa2 20.Qh6 Qe6 21.Nd4 Qb6 22.Rh3 Kh8 23.Bg4 Rg8 24.Ne6 Rg6 25.Qf4 Re8 26.Rd6 Nd5 27.h5 Nxf4 28.hxg6 Qxd6 29.Rxh7+ Kg8 30.gxf7+ Kxh7 31.fxe8=Q Nxe6 32.Bf5+ Kg7 33.Qg6+ Kf8 34.Qxf6+ Ke8 35.Bxe6 Qf8 1-0
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