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Daily Chess Improvement: Blitz Chess Tactic!

SusanPolgar
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This was a game between Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime at GCT Paris

Black to move. How should black proceed?

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CraigB
CraigB

1...b5 wins a piece. There are lots of variations.

  1. B:b7 bc4 3. Qd5 B:e5 and White's Q is overloaded.

  2. Nd6 B:g2 and White can't save both knights without letting the Bg2 escape

  3. Qd6 Q:d6 3. N:d6 B:g2 and again White can't save both knights without letting the Bg2 escape.

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