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Training position
Konstantin Sakaev
White to move
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Training position Konstantin Sakaev White to move
It seems that the knight has fallen on c8, because natural kinds of pressure on the bishop on c5 do not bring significant benefits. For example, 15.Rc1 can be met by 15...Nd7, with an uncertain struggle. However, if you connect your imagination, it is possible to find...
15.Qd4!!
Training position
Konstantin Sakaev
White to move
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Training position Konstantin Sakaev White to move
Black’s pieces are scattered and passive, and White’s initiative is very dangerous. Noticing that the black queenside would be indefensible without his queen, one can find...
11.Bg5!
It is rare that with development incomplete, one can make a decisive sacrifice with an already developed piece. This example confirms the rule – White brings his undeveloped bishop out with decisive effect.
11...Be7
If the bishop is taken, then after 11...Qxg5 12.Qb6 Qxg2 (12...Be7 13.Qxa7 0-0 14.g3) 13.Qxa7, White wins.
12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.0-0-0 Nf6
On 13...f5, White opens the position by means of 14.g4!.
14.Rhe1 Nbd7 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 Nf6 17.Rf4
There is no defence against the threat of advancing the h- and g-pawns.
PV Nandhidhaa 2060
Anna Styazhkina 1974
Halkidiki 2010
Black to move
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PV Nandhidhaa 2060 Anna Styazhkina 1974 Halkidiki 2010 Black to move
Here, Black missed a chance to exploit the white back-rank weakness and the overload of the white queen:
27...Rxc4!
The actual game continued 27...Qf6 28.Bxd3, with a double-edged struggle.
27...Rxc4! 28.Qb1 Qf6
With a winning position.
Training position
Konstantin Sakaev
White to move
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Training position Konstantin Sakaev White to move
The white queen not only attacks f6, but also ‘eyes up’ the Ra8. The rook on f8 defends both of these, and cannot cope with the task: