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: Qh7+ 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 42... Qh7+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qh7+ — Qh7+ 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 41... Qxh5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxh5 — Qxh5 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 40... Qh2+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qh2+ — Qh2+ 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 39... Qg1+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qg1+ — Qg1+ 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 38... Rxc1+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rxc1+ — Rxc1+ 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 "World Cup"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sax, Gyula"] [Black "Tal, Mihail"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.h4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bxe7 Ndxe7 14.Bd3 e5 15.h5 Bf5 16.h6 Bxd3 17.cxd3 Nb4 18.Qg5 Ng6 19.hxg7 Nxd3+ 20.Kb1 Nf2 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rf1 f6 23.Qf5 Kxg7 24.Nc1 Nf4 25.Qc2 N2d3 26.g3 Nb4 27.Qh2 Ng6 28.Rh1 h5 29.Qe2 Rh8 30.Qe4 Nc6 31.Rd1 Rd8 32.Nd5 Qf2 33.Qf5 Rd6 34.Nf4 Rxd1 35.Qxg6+ Kf8 36.Qxf6+ Ke8 37.Qe6+ Ne7 38.Nxh5 Rxc1+ 39.Kxc1 Qg1+ 40.Kd2 Qh2+ 41.Ke3 Qxh5 42.Ke4 Qh7+ 0-1
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