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: Qxh3+ 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 28... Qxh3+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxh3+ — Qxh3+ 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 27... Bxh3+. 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: Bxh3+ — Bxh3+ 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 25. d6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: d6+ — d6+ 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 22... Qxg3+. 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: Qxg3+ — Qxg3+ 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 12... Qc4+. 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: Qc4+ — Qc4+ 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 "Candidats Tournament"] [Site "Curacao"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "18"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Fischer, Robert James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C64"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nge7 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 a6 9.Ba4 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Nc3 Qe6+ 12.Kf1 Qc4+ 13.Kg1 O-O 14.d5 Na7 15.Re1 Nf5 16.h3 Nb5 17.Nxb5 axb5 18.Bb3 Qc5 19.Rc1 Qd6 20.Qc3 Bd7 21.g4 Ng3 22.fxg3 Qxg3+ 23.Kf1 f5 24.g5 f4 25.d6+ Kh8 26.dxc7 Rae8 27.Bd5 Bxh3+ 28.Rxh3 Qxh3+ 29.Kf2 1/2-1/2
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