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03-12-2009 , 11:51 PM

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Here is another extremely common theme. This came from a sicilian where my opponent, an FM, played very unambitiously and seemed happy to try to just draw. He just played g3 overdefending his f4 pawn. Black needs to figure out a way to make things start happening and as always, a simple tactic does the trick.

This is another problem where the solution does not involve mating the king, or immediate material gain. More positional tactics! Try to also find white's best defense to black's idea.

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03-13-2009 , 12:08 AM

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03-13-2009 , 12:23 AM

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Perfect!

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03-13-2009 , 12:36 AM

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Nice tactic, Dire. That move really saves your position. It looks like if you opponent had played

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you're pretty screwed.

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03-13-2009 , 02:58 AM

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Here is my opinion man

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Edit: imrite!

I managed to see the key move really quickly (in around a minute), and I spent a few minutes working out the variations to make sure I didn't miss anything. These tactics are ez game when you recognize what's important in the position imo

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03-13-2009 , 03:02 AM

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re: swingdoc

That would have been better than g3, but I think after that move, I still get quick play on the kingside with h5/etc.

In my opinion his knight's strength and white's whole position is kind of illusory. The knight's not really doing anything, and how can white get anything going? All he can really do is try to pile on e6 but that's not going to accomplish anything. Whereas black has quite alot of ways to start ripping open lines for his rooks, and simultaneously turning that bishop into a monster.

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03-13-2009 , 03:07 AM

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These tactics are ez game when you recognize what's important in the position imo

Very much so. Tactics are always a result of some sort of imbalance in the position. Stay mindful of those imbalances and they come really easily.

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03-13-2009 , 03:15 AM

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Hmm. That's one thing, looking at the position again it is going to be quite hard for white to mobilize his pawn majority. I can't immediately find any plan to do that.

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