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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This position looks like it is about a queen. It is not. The queen is the distraction, and Frank James Marshall is about to make the entire defense collapse around it.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 22... Rxh3. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxh3 — Rxh3 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 18... Qxc3. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxc3 — Qxc3 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 17... Bxc3. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxc3 — Bxc3 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... 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.
Can you find it?
Find 11... fxe6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: fxe6 — fxe6 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 "DSB Congress"] [Site "Breslau"] [Date "1912.07.20"] [White "Stepan Levitsky"] [Black "Frank James Marshall"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Bh3 Rae8 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 Nd4 20. Qh5 Ref8 21. Re5 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rxh3 23. Rc5 Qg3 0-1
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