Tactics Time Chess Newsletter Nick Double Shot
Published: Thu, 10/29/15
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his position comes from the game Nick DesMarais (2160) vs Rannon Huo (1926), Round 4, ,2015 U.S. Open, played in Phoenix, AZ, August 6, 2015.
In the position on the right it is White to move.
Answer below.
Today's tactic was sent to me by Life Master Joel Johnson, and is from a game in his new book "Attacking 101, Volume 2". Thanks Joel! Joel sent me a message about his new book. Joel writes: Hi All, Attacking 101: Volume #002 has just been released. If you see me all the time, I should have copies available in about 10 days, which will save you on shipping costs and I can optionally sign the book for you. Otherwise, if you live far away, there is a link to my online bookstore at the bottom of this page. Thanks for your support, Joel Here are the details: Attacking 101: Volume #002 ISBN: 978-1-329-60053-9 188 Pages – Retail Cost: $20 Binding Type: Perfect-bound—Bookstore-quality, standard paperback binding. The goal of the books in this series (Attacking 101) is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games played against lower rated players. The opponents are all rated in the range of 1000 to 1800 - the type of players you would frequently encounter at your local chess club, local tournaments, online, and at home. They make the same errors you regularly witness in your games, but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and show how to punish the opponent‘s poor play. In each game, the lower rated players have the White pieces. In addition, a couple chapters have games by high rated players against lower rated opponents with openings they specialize in. The Fishing Pole chapter has Life Master Brian Wall games within, while the chapter on the Budapest Gambit primarily illustrates games by my best student, the 2014-2015 Arizona State AIA Chess Champion and the 2014-2015 National Grade 12 Co-Champion, Nick DesMarais. Order at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/fearnoevil Here is the complete game: [Event "2015 U.S. Open"] [Site "Phoenix, AZ"] [Date "2015.08.06"] [Round "4"] [White "DesMarais, Nick"] [Black "Huo, Rannon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2160"] [BlackElo "1926"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. g4 b5 14. h4 h5 15. gxh5 Nxh5 16. Bh6 b4 17. Nce2 a5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf4 Rh8 20. Rdg1 Qe8 21. Nxh5+ Rxh5 22. f4 Ng4 23. Qe2 Qh8 24. Rxg4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 e6 26. f5 e5 27. f6+ Kxf6 28. Rf1+ Kg7 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. Ne6 Rg8 31. Ng5 Rg7 32. Rf6 Qe8 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Qxh5+!! gxh5 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rh8# 1-0 You can play through this game here: http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2015/10/25/Game512549147.html Answer:
White sacrifices his Queen in order to get the Black g-Pawn out of the way, so he can checkmate after: 34. Qxh5+!! gxh5 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rh8#. Happy Tactics!
Your Friend,
Joel Life Master Joel Johnson 2007 U.S. Senior Champion Author of “Formation Attacks”, “Formation Attack Strategies”, “Positional Attacks”, “Attacking 101: Volume #001” and “Attacking 101: Volume #002”. P.S. Here is the link again for Joel's books: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/fearnoevil
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“I did what Joel couldn’t accomplish for years, I made Nick an Expert!” ~ Brian Wall (said that right after Brian lost to Joel's 16-year-old student, Nick DesMarais, which pushed Nick’s USCF rating over 2000 for the first time.)
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