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: Ne6+ 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 36. Ne6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Ne6+ — Ne6+ 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 34... Rh2+. 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: Rh2+ — Rh2+ 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 31... Rh2+. 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: Rh2+ — Rh2+ 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 28. Nb6+. 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: Nb6+ — Nb6+ 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 26... fxg3+. 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: fxg3+ — fxg3+ 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 "Hoogovens-B"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Peelen, Piet"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 d5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Bf5 8.Be3 Qc7 9.Nc3 e6 10.Nb5 Qd7 11.c4 a6 12.Nc3 dxc4 13.Qxd7+ Kxd7 14.Rfd1+ Kc7 15.Nd4 Rd8 16.Nxc6 Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1 bxc6 18.Bf4+ Kc8 19.Bxc6 Bc5 20.Kg2 Ng4 21.Na4 Bxf2 22.e4 e5 23.exf5 exf4 24.Bf3 Ne3+ 25.Kxf2 Nxd1+ 26.Bxd1 fxg3+ 27.hxg3 h5 28.Nb6+ Kc7 29.Nxc4 h4 30.gxh4 Rxh4 31.Ne3 Rh2+ 32.Ng2 Rh1 33.Bb3 f6 34.Nf4 Rh2+ 35.Kf3 Rxb2 36.Ne6+ Kd6 37.Nxg7 Ke5 38.Be6 Rh2 39.Ne8 Rh7 40.Bc4 Re7 41.Nxf6 Kxf6 1/2-1/2
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