Master Moves #23 - Cappelle-La-Grande
3/15/2012 – 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 are from Cappelle-La-Grande. Will you be crowned in this contest?
Master Moves #23
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 Cappelle-La-Grande 2012.
Position 1 - Romanov-Clery
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White to play and win.
Position 2 - Szabo-Lysyj
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After 118 moves, White finally cracked.
Black to play and win.
Black to play and win.
Position 3 - Rombaldoni-Gurevich
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Black was hoping for a rook versus bishop ending he
could
hold, but missed White's nasty intentions. White to play and win.
hold, but missed White's nasty intentions. White to play and win.
Position 4 - Tazbir-Amin
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Black to play and win.
Position 5 - Negi-Wirig
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Try as he might, Black could not hold. White to play and win.
Position 6 - Janev-Solak
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White played Qxg6! What had he planned against hxg6?
Position 7 - Lalic-Zherebukh
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White to play and win.
Position 8 - Sivuk-Degraeve
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White only has one winning move, can you find it?
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