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 Tactics of the Week - May 11, 2008

Six Puzzles from the 2008 Great Lakes Open
 
Seth Homa - Atulya Shetty (rd. 1)
Homa-Shetty 1
Homa-Shetty 2
1) White has just played his rook to h8. Should Black capture it?
2) The value of the rook on h8 now shows. Can you find White's mate in four moves?
Bill Vale - James Hill (rd. 1)
Vale-Hill 1
Vale-Hill 2
3) White has just played 15.Bg5 and Black has to choose how to defend the knight. In the game, he chose 15...Bg7. Was this the right choice?
4) White is up a piece and simply better. He played 29.R1d2 in order to trade off a pair of rooks. Why was this a mistake?
Kevin Hoyt - DeWayne Van Horn (rd. 1)
Hoyt-Van Horn 1
Hoyt-Van Horn 2
5) After White just captured on e6, Black missed a huge tactical shot. Can you find the strongest move?
6) White answered 32...Nc3+ with 33.Kc1. What decisive sequence does this allow?
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 About these tactics

These tactics are geared toward scholastic players in general, and are drawn from puzzles supplied by various contributors, including Tony Palmer, Tim McGrew, Clara McGrew, and Mike Schulte.

Six positions will be posted between Sunday and Tuesday each week. Previous weeks' positions are available via links below.

Diagrams are presented from the perspective of the player on the move. For the developing vision exercises, diagrams are presented from the perspective of the player on the move after the given sequence of moves.

If you have positions you would like to submit, or if you see a correction or additional solution for any of the puzzles, please let Mike Schulte know.

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