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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Pause here. This is the board where the game stops being normal. One side has a clean idea, but the interesting part is how the position got bullied into making that idea work.
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 43... dxc4. What is the idea?
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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.
Can you find it?
Find 42... Bxg3. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bxg3 — Bxg3 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 40... Bh4+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bh4+ — Bh4+ 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 35... Bxa2. 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: Bxa2 — Bxa2 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 34... Bxd5. 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: 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.
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 Championship 23th"] [Site "Moscow URS"] [Date "1960.03.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Black "Mikhail Tal"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E69"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qe2 Rc4 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra1 Nf4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Bd2 Qxb2 24. Rab1 f3 25. Rxb2 fxe2 26. Rb3 Rd4 27. Be1 Be5+ 28. Kg1 Bf4 29. Nxe2 Rxc1 30. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 31. Bf1 Be4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rxb7 Bxd5 35. Rc7 Bxa2 36. Rxa7 Bc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ra3 d5 40. Kf2 Bh4+ 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ng3 Bxg3 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44. Kxg3 Kd5 45. Ra7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4 47. Rd7+ 0-1
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