Tactical motifs gives you the positions from the recent games where different tactical methods, deflection, decoy, annihilation of pawn structure, clearance, are applied. Study the position and find the best possible move.

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E60
Grischuk,A 2785
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (4.5) 15.09.2013
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Tactics of double attack. 25.Rxg7+! 0
Double attack: b2/g7 Kxg7 26.Qc3+
[ ¹26.Qxd5 cxd5 27.Be5+ Kg8
28.Bxb2+- ]
26...Kg8± 27.Qxb2 Qxd6 28.Qxb7 Nc7
29.Ne4 Qe5 30.Qxc6 Rf8 31.Qc4+ Kg7
32.Rd1
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C69
Kamsky,G 2741
Carlsen,M 2862
Sinquefield Cup 2013 (4.1) 13.09.2013
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56...Bf4! If White picks up the Bishop then
the pawn on h3 will proceed to the queening
square. 57.Bg7 Bg5
[ ¹57...h2 58.Kg2 c6³ ]
58.Be5?? This gives the opponent a chance
to create another passed pawn.
[ 58.Kg3 Bf6 59.Bxf6+ Kxf6 60.Kxh3-+ ]
58...c4!µ 59.bxc4
[ 59.bxc4 Bf6 Combination ]
[ …59.-- cxb3 Wins material ]
59...Bf6
[ 59...Bf6 60.Bf4 b3-+ ]
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B31
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Moiseenko,A1 2706
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (1.2) 13.09.2013
(Diagram)
Tactics of decoy. 37...Rf6! 38.f4?
[ 38.Bxf6 Qd6+ ]
38...Qxa2 39.Ng3 Qd2 40.Nxh5 a5??
[ ¹40...Re6 41.Qg4 Rxe5 42.dxe5 Kf7
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43.e6+ Ke8 44.Nxg6 hxg6 45.Qxg6+
Kd8µ ]
41.Nxf6+
[ 41.Bxf6!? exf6 42.Nxf6+ Rxf6
43.Qxf6+- ]
41...exf6² 42.Bxf6 Rxf6?
[ ¹42...Kf7!?² ]
43.Qxf6+-
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B08
Jakovenko,D 2724
Svidler,P 2746
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (1.2) 13.09.2013
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Tactics of discovered attack. 18...Ng4!-+
19.Qh3
[ 19.Bxg4 Bxd4 ]
[ …19.-- Qxh2# ]
19...Bxd4 20.Bxc4
[ 20.Qxg4 Be6 21.Qg5-+ ]
20...Nxf2 21.Bxf7+ Kg7
[ 21...Kg7 22.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Qf4+
24.Qf3 Qxf3+ 25.gxf3 Kxf7 26.Rxd8
Rxd8-+ ]
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D11
Ponomariov,R 2756
Mamedyarov,S 2775
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.1) 14.09.2013
(Diagram)
49...Bf3?? an oversight. White Queen is
ready to touch the queening square. Only the
Black rook is defending this square.
[ 49...e2+ 50.Ke1 Rb8+- ]
50.Rxe3!! Sacrifice to gain the positional
advantage.
[ 50.Rxe3 Rxe3 51.b8Q Bxg2+ 52.Kxg2
Re2+ 53.Kf1 g2+ 54.Kg1+- ]
[ 50.gxf3?? White should leave the bishop
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A85
Mamedyarov,S 2775
Ponomariov,R 2756
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.2) 14.09.2013
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35...c3!
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A29
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Malakhov,V 2707
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.3) 14.09.2013
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Tactics of deflection 28.Nd4! Qb2
[ 28...exd4 29.Qxe8+ ]
[ …28...-- 29.Nxe2 ]
29.Rf1 Rc8 30.Nf5 h3
[ 30...hxg3 31.fxg3 Qd2 32.Rf2 Qd1+
33.Kg2± ]
31.Qg4
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B40
Radjabov,T 2733
Svidler,P 2746
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.1) 14.09.2013
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Tactics of decoy. 21...Bxd3! 22.Qxd3
[ …22.-- Bxc2 ]
22...c4+ 23.Be3??
[ 23.Qe3 Bc5 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Kh2-+ ]
23...cxd3-+ Created a passed pawn.
24.Bxa7 Nxa7 25.f5 Nb5 26.Rd1 Nc5
27.Nd4 Nxc3 28.Rc1
[ 28.Nc6 Bg5 29.Nxb8 Nxd1 30.Rxd1
Rxb8-+ ]
28...Bg5
[ 28...Bg5 29.Rxc3 Be3+ 30.Kh2
Bxd4-+ ]
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A41
Baasansuren,Erdene 1844
Nuri,M 2206
52nd World Juniors (4.45) 16.09.2013
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52...Nxe4! 0 surprise! 53.Nb1
[ 53.Nxe4 b1Q Promotion ]
[ …53.-- Nxd2 Wins material ]
53...d2
[ 53...d2 54.Rxc1 bxc1Q+ 55.Kh2 Qc7+
56.Kh1 d1Q+ 57.Kg2 Qg3# ]
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A85
Mamedyarov,S 2775
Ponomariov,R 2756
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.2) 14.09.2013
(Diagram)
Tactics of deflection. 35...c3!
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A15
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Malakhov,V 2707
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.1) 14.09.2013
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mate threat. 28.Rxh7 Nxf6??
[ 28...Kxh7 29.Rh1+ Bh6 ( 29...Kg8
30.Qh2 ) 30.Qh2 ]
[ …28...-- 29.Qh2 ]
29.gxf6+- Rxf6 30.Qh2 Bg7 31.Rh1
[ 31.Rh1 Kf8 32.Rxg7 exf4 33.Bd4 Qd6
34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qh4 Rf8 36.Bxf6+ Ke8
37.Qg5 f3 38.Bxf3 b4 39.Rhh7 Qc7
40.e5 b3 41.d6 Qd7 42.axb3 cxb3
43.Bg4 Qa4 44.d7+ Qxd7 45.Bxd7+
Kxd7 46.Qd2+ Kc6 47.Qd6+ Kb5
48.Qxf8 a5 49.Qxf7 Kc5 50.Rh4 a4
51.Qc7+ Kb5 52.Qc4+ Ka5 53.Bd8# ]
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A29
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Malakhov,V 2707
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.3) 14.09.2013
Diagram
(Diagram)
Tactics of Deflection. 28.Nd4! Qb2
[ 28...exd4 29.Qxe8+ ]
[ …28...-- 29.Nxe2 ]
29.Rf1 Rc8 30.Nf5 h3
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B40
Radjabov,T 2733
Svidler,P 2746
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (2.1) 14.09.2013
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Diagram Tactics of Decoy 21...Bxd3!
22.Qxd3
[ 22.Qxd3 c4+ ]
[ …22.-- Bxc2 ]
22...c4+ 23.Be3??
[ 23.Qe3 Bc5 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Kh2-+ ]
23...cxd3-+ 24.Bxa7 Nxa7 25.f5 Nb5
26.Rd1 Nc5 27.Nd4 Nxc3 28.Rc1
[ 28.Nc6 Bg5 29.Nxb8 Nxd1 30.Rxd1
Rxb8-+ ]
28...Bg5
[ 28...Bg5 29.Rxc3 Be3+ 30.Kh2
Bxd4-+ ]
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D31
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Ponomariov,R 2756
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (3.2) 15.09.2013
Diagram
(Diagram)
Tactics of Decoy 25.d5! Decoy: f5 Bxd5
[ 25...Bxd5 26.Qxf5+ Interception Decoy ]
[ 25...cxd5 26.Qf7+ Double attack
( 26.Qxf5+ Interception Decoy )]
26.Qxf5+ Kh8 27.Ng6+ Kg7 28.Ne7!
Mate threat Bxc3+
[ 28...Bxe7 29.Rg1+ Bg2 ( 29...Bg5
30.Qd7+ Double attack ; 29...Kh8 30.Qe5+
Decoy Double attack ) 30.Qg4+
Decoy Double attack ( 30.Qxa5
Deflection Pinning )]
[ …28...-- 29.Rg1+ Mate threat ]
29.bxc3
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E90
Nepomniachtchi,I 2717
Ponomariov,R 2756
ACP Cup 2013 rapid (3.4) 15.09.2013
Diagram
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16.Nf5!± White gets the advantage Bxh6
[ 16...gxf5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qg5+
Mate attack ]
[ …16...-- 17.Nxg7 Wins material ]
17.Qxh6 Ne6 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 gxf5
20.gxf5 Kh8 21.Qf6+ Ng7 22.Rg1 Rg8
23.h5
[ 23.h5 Rc8 24.h6 Qf8 25.Bd3 b5
26.hxg7+ Rxg7 27.Ke2 Kg8 28.Rde1 a5
29.a3 Ba6 30.Ref1 Rc5 31.Rxg7+ Qxg7
32.Qd8+ Qf8 33.Rg1+ Kh8 34.Qxf8# ]
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E87
Salem,AR 2570
Barros,C
52nd World Juniors (1.6) 13.09.2013
Diagram
(Diagram)
Tactics of Deflection. 23.Nxc5! dxc5
24.Qxc7 Bf5 25.Re7
[ 25.Qxc5?! Bxe4 26.Qd4+ f6 27.Qa7+
Kh8 28.Nxe4 Qh4 29.Nxf6 bxc4² ]
25...bxc4 26.Rf2 Qh4 27.Qxc5 Kg8 28.d6
Qg5 29.Re1
[ 29.d7 Qc1+ 30.Rf1 Qxb2 31.Qxc4
Qb6+ 32.Kh1² ]
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C10
Wei Yi 2551
Emiroglu,C 2260
52nd World Juniors (1.10) 13.09.2013
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Tactics of Double attack. 40.Bxb7+!+- Ka7
[ 40...Kxb7 41.Rxd7+ Zwischenzug Double
attack ]
41.Qxc6 Qxe7 42.Qa6+ Kb8 43.Bf3 Nxc5
44.Qa8+ Kc7 45.Qa7+ Kd6 46.Qb6+
[ 46.Qb6+ Kd7 47.Qc6# ]
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C53
Yuksel,A 2060
Dastan,B 2455
52nd World Juniors (1.25) 13.09.2013
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Tactics of deflection. 37.c4!
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B30
Meza Ponce,Jer
Dimitrov,R 2437
52nd World Juniors (1.27) 13.09.2013
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Creating Connected passed pawns.
47...Rxe2+! 48.Kxe2 Kxf4 49.Re7 Be6
50.Kf2 h4 51.Rb7 g5 52.Rb4+ Ke5
53.Kg2
[ 53.Rb8 f5-+ ]
53...g4 54.Rb5+ Bd5+ 55.Kh2 f5 56.Ra5
f4
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B06
Bortnik,N 2417
Thompson,Robert 1966
52nd World Juniors (1.36) 13.09.2013
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Tactics of Deflection. 24.Qe8+! Rxe8
[ 24...Rxe8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 ( 25...Qf8
26.Nxf6+ ) 26.Nxf6+ ]
[ 24...Qxe8 25.Nxf6+ ]
25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Nxf6+ Kf7 27.Nxe8
Kxe8 28.Kf2 Ne7
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