Master Moves #20

by ChessBase
1/3/2012 – All the deepest plans or endgame technique are useless if you fall victim to a shot that leaves you in a lost position. Likewise, sometimes that superior play will only offer a single window of opportunity to deliver that final blow, so it is vital to be ready for it when it does. All the shots that follow were played at the Groningen Chess Festival. Go on and strut your stuff!
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Master Moves #20

All the deepest plans or endgame technique are useless if you fall victim to a shot that leaves you in a lost position. Likewise, sometimes that superior play will only offer a single window of opportunity to deliver that final blow, so it is vital to be ready for it when it does.

All the shots below were played at the Groningen Chess Festival

Position 1 - Theulings-Poetsch
Black to play and win.

Position 2 - Nuri-Dehn
White to play and win.

Position 3 - Plat-Sparenberg
White to play and win.

Position 4 - Heemskerk-Cako
White to play and win.

Position 5 - Van Overdam-Kovchan
Though Black won the game, he missed a shot here.
Can you do better? Black to play and win.

Position 6 - Naroditsky-Galoyan
White finished with deadly effect. White to play and win.

Position 7 - Sparenberg-Kerigan
Black found a spectacular and crushing continuation.
Black to play and win.

Position 8 - Heemskerk-Andraschko
A beautiful shot out of the blue. White to play and win.

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