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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This position looks like it is about a queen. It is not. The queen is the distraction, and Akiba Rubinstein is about to make the entire defense collapse around it.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 24... Bxe4+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxe4+ — Bxe4+ 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 22... 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.
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Find 19... Bb6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bb6+ — Bb6+ 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 16... Bxe5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxe5 — Bxe5 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.
Can you find it?
Find 11... dxc4. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: dxc4 — dxc4 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 "Lodz"] [Site "Lodz"] [Date "1907.??.??"] [White "Georg Rotlewi"] [Black "Akiba Rubinstein"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 Rxc3 23. gxh4 Rd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3 0-1
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