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 move. Black knight just landed on d5, but one calm capture can pull the defense apart. What candidate move removes the guard and keeps the c-file pressure alive?
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 26. Bxd5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxd5 — Bxd5 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 25. dxe5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: dxe5 — dxe5 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 21. bxc6. 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: bxc6 — bxc6 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 16. Qxc4. 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: Qxc4 — Qxc4 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 15. Nxc4. 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: Nxc4 — Nxc4 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 "Semmering"] [Site "Semmering"] [Date "1926.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rubinstein, Akiba"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D30"] 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Nbd2 g6 6.b3 Qa5 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Bb2 Rd8 11.a3 Ne8 12.Rfc1 Qc7 13.b4 Nb6 14.a4 Nxc4 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Bd7 17.b5 Rac8 18.Ne5 Nd6 19.Qb3 Be8 20.Rc2 Nf5 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Rac1 Ne7 23.Bf3 Rb8 24.Qa2 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Nd5 26.Bxd5 Rxd5 27.Bd4 Qa5 28.h3 Qa6 29.Rc4 h5 30.Qa3 Rb7 31.e4 Rd8 32.Qc3 Rbd7 33.Qe3 Kh7 34.Bc5 Rd1+ 35.Kh2 Rxc1 36.Bf8 1-0
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