Calculation Training 7

A relatively easy tactical training exercise with forcing moves.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chess
• training
• tactics
• combination
• attack
• mate

[egoios]

and i saw this  combination ! :-D

[isayoldchap1]

@egoios Nice work! There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in solving these problems that is unique to chess I think. Go problems can be very rewarding too, but there is something about the geometry of chess that is very pleasing. Thanks for leaving feedback.

[canaanballard]

@isayoldchap1

Your videos are a delight. Thank you for the time you put into making them.

[isayoldchap1]

@canaanballard Thank you very much for your kind remarks. I have a lot going in my life right now, but hope to be able to make some more in the future. It is the good people of the community like yourself that make it all worthwhile. We can all learn from one another. Thanks for participating and leaving feedback.

[whoslayedgoliath]

wow, i actually got this one

and my train of though was the same as yours: finding Qe8 doesnt work before looking at Rxg4

[isayoldchap1]

@whoslayedgoliath Sweet! This kind of exercises can do a lot for your game. A lot of people think that chess mastery is all about talent, but that is far from the truth. The strongest players work really hard at their game and put forth a lot of effort at the board. You see at it tournaments - the unrated players always finish first and the expert and above finish last. Thanks for watching!

[ChessNetwork]

Nice explanation of the combination.

[TheMiwaro]

really good stuff here....although I do believe other combinations could work

[SuperVineet666]

@isayoldchap1

when will your next video come?....i enjoyed and learned from all of your videos that you uploaded.

and a question here- if it was black's turn instead of white are there any chances of draw...or black wins..after g3+ followed by a series of checks as i can see.

[egoios]

@Doirse1 yes I thought similar as you in this position : 1.Rxg4 Qf6 2. Qxf6 Rxf6 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 (he is forced because otherwise he is a rook down) and then the key is 4. Rh7 Kg8 (doesn't matter) and 5. Rxb7 and now he is up a piece there isn't a mate but with the knight up this should be a easy win ;) I thought you don't know what to do after Qf6 and I have read your whole commentary first after i had written this but i don't think there is a chance to mate immediately after Qf6. have fun ;)

[Doirse1]

@robinabram ...Qf6 seems to prevent the mating line but white still wins I think with 1. Qe8+ Rf8 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Bg6+ Kg8 4. Rgh4 and the best defense I see for black is Rxg6 opening up the diagonal for the black Q to cover h8. Then white can exchange his rooks for the black Q on h8, and grab the black R on f8 and soon the hanging black knight. So I think Qf6 refutes the mating line but still wins for white. Anyone else see a forced mate for white after Qf6?

[YtubeUserr]

Where is Calculation Training 8?

[chickenbrad]

Double deflection :)