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Daily Chess Improvement: World Class Missed Chess Tactic!

SusanPolgar

In this chess position, it is white to move.

White is the former World Chess Champion V. Topalov and Black is former World Chess Champion G. Kasparov.

Comments (4)

No. 1-3

KarthikM

Sep 13, 2018

h8Q+ Kg6 [... Rxh8 2. Qf7#] 2. Qh6#

CraigB

Sep 13, 2018

Funny things happen in blitz, apparently.

DaveCubby

Sep 13, 2018

Big Oops by Topalov!!!

h8=Q+!!!

a) 1...Rxh8, 2. Qf7#

b) 1...Kg6, 2. Qf7+!! Rxf7 (2...Kg5, 3. Qh4#), 3. Qh6#

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