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: Kxd6 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 21... Kxd6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Kxd6 — Kxd6 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 14... Kxe6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Kxe6 — Kxe6 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 13... fxg5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: fxg5 — fxg5 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 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.
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Find 5... gxf6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: gxf6 — gxf6 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 "URS-chT"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Aronin, Lev Solomonovich"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B10"] 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.O-O Bg4 8.d4 e6 9.Re1 Nd7 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Rxe6+ Kf7 13.Ng5+ fxg5 14.Qxh5+ Kxe6 15.Bxg5 Ne5 16.Re1 Qg7 17.Qg4+ Kd6 18.dxe5+ Kc7 19.e6 Rg8 20.Bf4+ Bd6 21.Bxd6+ Kxd6 22.Rd1+ Kc7 23.Qf4+ Kc8 24.g4 Rd8 0-1
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