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: Qb6+ 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 38. Rxg6. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxg6 — Rxg6 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 37. Qb6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qb6+ — Qb6+ 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 36. Qd8+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qd8+ — Qd8+ 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. Qd7+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qd7+ — Qd7+ 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. Rd6+. 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: Rd6+ — Rd6+ 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 "Davis sim"] [Site "Davis"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Blackstone, John"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B86"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f4 b5 10.f5 b4 11.fxe6 bxc3 12.exf7+ Kf8 13.Bg5 Ng4 14.Bf4 cxb2 15.Rb1 Nc6 16.Bd5 Nxd4 17.Bxa8 Qa7 18.Kh1 Nb5 19.Qd2 Qxa8 20.c4 Na7 21.Bxd6 Nc6 22.Bxe7+ Kxe7 23.Qg5+ Kf8 24.Qc5+ Ne7 25.Qc7 Nf6 26.e5 Qc6 27.Qd8+ Kxf7 28.Qxh8 Bb7 29.Rxb2 Qxc4 30.Rbf2 Ng6 31.Rxf6+ gxf6 32.Rxf6+ Ke7 33.Qxh7+ Kd8 34.Rd6+ Kc8 35.Qd7+ Kb8 36.Qd8+ Ka7 37.Qb6+ Ka8 38.Rxg6 1-0
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