Grandmaster Chess Tactics #6: Can you spot the line?

This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a line played by Anatoly Karpov versus Istvan Csom in 1977 at Bad Lauterberg, Germany.

The full game PGN is available on http://www.jrobichess.com in the blog section and you will find a variety of free chess resources there as well.

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[topshonuff]

great video, thanks

[jrobichess]

Thanks topshonuff!

[foxywizrad]

wew i diddnt saw that

wat a brilliance

[jrobichess]

Agreed - he definitely came up with an amazing move even though he was quite a bit behind in material.

[LeJo82]

@LeJo82 Okay that wouldn't work because black rook can defend on g8...

[LeJo82]

nice. I was thinking rook h8-check. Knight captures. Then knight h5 threathening mate on g7. But am not a grandmaster so...Definatly a nice move he played there.

[goalsavior]

@vincentws03 Nh5 blocks the queens check on the h file

[vincentws03]

what about Nh5?

[TheRVD420]

Not going to lie...I definitely came up with that move and it only took me about a minute. Awesome video though. You explained move combinations that I did NOT see.

[thegame52291]

nice

[jpinoy24]

Great vid, took me a while to see why nh5 does NOT work!

[jpinoy24]

@natdogrocker Thank you! I agree!

[jpinoy24]

@jrobichess how can he get snagged? nice vid btw!

[natdogrocker]

Would Nh5 work just as well but with a different line. Eg. ...Nxd7, Qxd7 and if queen or rook blocks it just delays the inevitable. No other move from what i see could stop it.