Games

 /

Entertainment

Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

One careless move in the opening can sometimes lead to disaster. This game is an object lesson on what not to do. From Sczepaniak-Michel, Berlin 1939—It starts out 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3?? cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nf3 d4 7.Nb1 Nc6 8.g3 e4 9.Nh4 g5 10.Ng2 Ng4 11.h3 Nge5 12.b3 Bf5 13.a4 Bb4+ 14.Bd2 Qd6 15.a5 and now it’s time for you to finish it. SEE DIAGRAM e3! 16.fxe3 dxe3 17.Nxe3 Nd3+! 18.exd3 Qxg3+ 19.Ke2 Nd4#


15…e3! 16.fxe3 dxe3 17.Nxe3 Nd3+! 18.exd3 Qxg3+ 19.Ke2 Nd4 mate

 


Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

 

More Chess Puzzles

White to Play

Chess Puzzles /

We’re giving you a whole game because it’s so much fun to play over. (64) Zaitsev - Storoienko USSR, 1969

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4 cxb2 6.Bxb2 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nge7 8.Ng5 Ne5 9.Qh5 g6 10.Qh6 Nxc4 11.Qg7 ...Read More

White to Play

Chess Puzzles /

So, how are your minor piece skills, especially with a knight. White wins this by winning the queen. Can you map out the plan?

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus

 

Related Channels

Comics

Harley Schwadron Lisa Benson The Barn Rubes Master Strokes: Golf Tips Momma
See more