Daily Chess Improvement: Moscow Open Tactic!

SusanPolgar

It was a game between Airapetian, Gor - Triapishko, Olexandr. White to move! How should white proceed?

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ArcticKnight

Feb 4, 2020

Qe4 and white dominate the board, Black has no good moves

The e2 bishop threatens the c4 and a6 pawns and eyes the b5 square if a6.

B f6 awaits, ez to play white.

Yancey could beat Magnus after Qe4

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