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: this king hunt ends in mate. Start with 1. e4.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
This is the Chess.com-style flow: clear task, playable board, instant feedback, then the explanation.
Can you find it?
Find 29. Qf6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qf6+ — Qf6+ 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 27. Bxg7. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxg7 — Bxg7 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 19. bxc4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: bxc4 — bxc4 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 12. Nxd4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxd4 — Nxd4 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. dxe5. 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: 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.
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 "Interpolis"] [Site "Tilburg NED"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Nigel Short"] [Black "Jan Timman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B04"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 a5 10. a4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Re1 e6 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nf3 Qc5 16. Qe4 Qb4 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. b3 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Re8 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Qh4 b6 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Bh6 Bh8 24. Rd8 Bb7 25. Rad1 Bg7 26. R8d7 Rf8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. R1d4 Rae8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. h4 h5 31. Kh2 Rc8 32. Kg3 Rce8 33. Kf4 Bc8 34. Kg5 Bxd7 35. Kh6 1-0
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