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: Rb7+ 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 36. Rb7+. What is the idea?
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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.
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Find 35. Rg7+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rg7+ — Rg7+ 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. Bxe4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxe4 — Bxe4 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 31. Rxe4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxe4 — Rxe4 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 28. Rxc3. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxc3 — Rxc3 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-chTJ Coop"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 Nb4 6.Nxd4 Nxe4 7.Nf5 c6 8.Nxb4 Bxb4+ 9.c3 Qf6 10.Qf3 Nxc3 11.a3 Ba5 12.Bd2 d5 13.Ng3 Qe6+ 14.Qe3 d4 15.Qxe6+ Bxe6 16.f3 O-O-O 17.Kf2 Bb6 18.bxc3 dxc3+ 19.Be3 Bxe3+ 20.Kxe3 Rhe8 21.Ne4 Bd5 22.g4 Bxe4 23.fxe4 Rd5 24.Rc1 g6 25.Bg2 f5 26.gxf5 gxf5 27.Rhf1 fxe4 28.Rxc3 Rh5 29.Rh1 Rh4 30.Rc4 Kc7 31.Rxe4 Rexe4+ 32.Bxe4 Rh3+ 33.Bf3 c5 34.Rg1 b5 35.Rg7+ Kb6 36.Rb7+ Ka6 37.Rb8 Rxh2 38.Be2 Rh3+ 39.Ke4 c4 40.a4 Rh4+ 1-0
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