Hello all,
Since there are no coaching sessions during August perhaps a daily puzzle might
be some consolation?
Find below 7 more positions from the games of Judit Polgar.
Diagrams, marked with double hash signs, are given in 2 formats, choose
whichever you find more convenient.
The solution with analysis is given with each diagram.
Paul Benson.
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Judit Polgar On The Attack!, Part 03, (003).
List of tactical tools.
#1. Battery.
#2. Deflection.
#3. Discovered attack.
#4. Double attack.
#5. Fork.
#6. Interference.
#7. Overloading.
#8. Pin.
#9. Skewer.
#10. Undermining.
Fen diagram: White pieces upper case, black pieces lower case, top line is the
black back rank, bottom line the white back rank.
## 15. Asela De Armas vs Judit Polgar, Novi Sad, 1990.
Black to play.
White pieces: Kg1, Qf6, Re3, Bc2, Bd4, Nd2.
White pawns: a2, b2, c3, f2, g2, h3.
Black pieces: Kg8, Qg5, Rc8, Bb5, Bc7, Ne6.
Black pawns: a6, b7, d5, f7, g6, h5.
2r3k1/
1pb2p2/
p3nQp1/
1b1p2qp/
3B4/
2P1R2P/
PPBN1PP1/
7K
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. ... Qxf6.
(A). 1. ... Qxf6 2. Bxf6 Bf4 3. Rxe6, white cannot guard the d2 knight with the
rook, the black b5 bishops controls the e2 and d3 squares, 3. ... fxe6 4. Nf3
Kf7, black is an exchange up, decisive material advantage.
Black trades queens to break the mate-threatening, Qh8+, white queen plus
bishop battery on the a1 - h8 diagonal.
Black uses a bishop skewer, Bf4, to win material.
Note how the, "Crossfire Bishops", on f4 and b5 control important squares on
the white 2nd and 3rd rank making it impossible for white to save both the e3
rook and the d2 knight.
## 16. Judit Polgar vs Oscar De la Riva, San Sebastian, 1991.
White to play.
White pieces: Kg1, Qh4, Re5, Bf5.
White pawns: a4, b2, f4, g2.
Black pieces: Kh6, Qd8, Rh8, Bf7.
Black pawns: a5, b6, c6, h5.
3q3r/
5b2/
1pp4k/
p3RB1p/
P4P1Q/
8/
1P4P1/
6K1
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. Re7.
(A). 1. Re7 Kg7 2. Be6 Rf8 3. Rxf7+ Rxf7 4. Qxd8, white has won queen plus
bishop for the cost of a rook, decisive material advantage.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
White draws black into a pin, Kg7, in an attempt to protect the f7 bishop.
White uses a deflection, Rxf7+, to draw the black f8 rook away from protecting
the d8 queen.
(B). 1. Re7 Kg7 2. Be6 Kf8 3. Rxf7+ Ke8 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8, white has won a bishop,
Rxf7+, in the trading, decisive material advantage.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
White draws black into a pin, Kg7, in an attempt to protect the f7 bishop.
(C). 1. Re7 Rf8 2. Qf6+ Bg6 3. Qxg6+ mate.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
(D). 1. Re7 Bg8 2. Qf6+ mate.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
(E). 1. Re7 Be8 2. Qf6+ Bg6 3. Qxg6+ mate.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
(F). 1. Re7 Qf8 2. Qf6+ Bg6 3. Qxg6+ mate.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
(G). 1. Re7 Qg8 2. Qf6+ Bg6 3. Re6, and black has no means of preventing, 4.
Qxg6+, winning the black g6 bishop, decisive material advantage.
White uses an interference, Re7, thus both avoiding having to retreat the h4
queen to avoid her loss and to keep her in the attack-zone.
White draws the black bishop into a pin, Bg6, which is then placed in a
triple-attack, Re6, and subsequent loss.
## 17. Judit Polgar vs F Hellers, Biel, 1991.
White to play.
White pieces: Kc1, Qd1, Rd5, Nf6.
White pawns: a2, b3, c2, e5, f4.
Black pieces: Ke7, Qb6, Rg6, Rd8.
Black pawns: a5, b4, e6, f7.
2r5/
4kp2/
1q2pNr1/
p2RP3/
1p3P2/
1P6/
P1P5/
2KQ4
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: Rd7+.
(A). 1. Rd7+ Kf8 2. Rxf7+ Kxf7 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qxc8+ Kf7 5. Qe8+ Kg7
6. Qg8+ Kh6 7. Qh7+ mate.
White uses a barrage of consecutive checks to run the black king into mate.
White uses a line-clearance, Rxf7+, eliminating the black f7 pawn to clear the
black 2nd rank so the white queen can continue the forcing sequence of checks.
(B). 1. Rd7+ Kf8 2. Rxf7+ Kxf7 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qxc8+ Kg7 5. Qg8+ Kh6
6. Qh7+ mate.
Whhite mates quicker but the underlying tactical concepts, a barrage combined
with a line-clearance, remain the same.
(C). 1. Rd7+ Kf8 2. Rxf7+ Kxf7 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qxc8+ Ke7 5. Qe8+ mate.
Whhite mates even quicker but the underlying tactical concepts, a barrage
combined with a line-clearance, remain the same.
## 18. Judit Polgar vs Lev Polugaevsky, Aruba, 1991.
White to play, this tactic requires preparation, the real stuff happens on move
2.
White pieces: Kb1, Qg3, Rc1, Rh1.
White pawns: b2, d3, e4, f7, g6.
Black pieces: Kh8, Qd6, Rf6, Ba4, Bf8.
Black pawns: a6, d5, e5, g7, h6.
5b1k/
5Pp1/
p2q1rPp/
3pp3/
b3P3/
3P2Q1/
1P6/
1KR4R
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. Rcg1, but the next white move, 2. Rxh6+, is the real key move.
(A). 1. Rcg1 dxe4 2. Rxh6+ gxh6 3. g7+ Bxg7 4. Qxg7+ mate.
White forces black into a deflection, gxh6, to deflect a blocker permitting the
g6 pawn to advance.
(B). 1. Rcg1 dxe4 2. Rxh6+ gxh6 3. g7+ Kh7 4. g8=Q+ mate.
White forces black into a deflection, gxh6, to deflect a blocker permitting the
g6 pawn to advance.
Desperation, returning material, does not help black.
(C). 1. Rcg1 Rxg6 2. Qxg6 Qxg6 3. Rxg6 Bb5 4. Kc2 dxe4 5. dxe4 Bc4
6. Kc3 Bxf7 7. Rxa6, the passed white b-pawn will soon cost black a bishop, but
does white have better?
(D). 1. Rcg1 Rxg6 2. Qxg6 Qxg6 3. Rxg6 Bb5 4. Rh3 dxe4 5. dxe4 Bc4
6. Rf3 Kh7 7. Rc6 Bb5 8. Rc8 Be7 9. f8=Q, costs black the e7 bishop, decisive
material advantage.
## 19. Judit Polgar vs Oscar Panno, Buenos Aires, 1992.
White to play.
White pieces: Ke3, Rh1, Rf4, Be2, Nh4.
White pawns: a3, c2, c3, d4, g4.
Black pieces: Ke7, Rf6, Rg8, Bg6, Nh6.
Black pawns: a5, b5, c4, d5, e6.
6r1/
4k3/
4prbn/
pp1p4/
2pP1RPN/
P1P1K3/
2P1B3/
7R
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. Rxf6.
(A). 1. Rxf6 Kxf6 2. g5+ Kxg5 3. Nf3+ Kf6 4. Rxh6, white has won a knight.
White uses a deflection, Rxf6, to draw the black king into a pawn-fork.
White uses a discovered attack, Nf3+, to reveal an attack from the h1 rook on
the black h6 knight.
## 20. Judit Polgar vs Jorge Rubinetti, Buenos Aires, 1992.
White to play.
White pieces: Kg1, Qd2, Re1, Bb1, Nf3, Nd6.
White pawns: b3, d4, e4, f2, g2, h3.
Black pieces: Kg8, Qa1, Rb8, Bf6, Bb7, Nb4, Nb6.
Black pawns: c5, f7, g7, h6.
1r4k1/
1b3pp1/
1n1N1b1p/
2p5/
1n1PP3/
1P3N1P/
3Q1PP1/
qB2R1K1
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. e5.
(A). 1. e5 Be7 2. Bh7+ Kxh7 3. Rxa1, white, a piece down for 2 pawns, wins the
black queen for the cost of a bishop, decisive material advantage.
White uses a discovered attack, Bh7+, to reveal an attack from the e1 rook to
win the black a1 queen.
(B). 1. e5 Qa3 2. exf6 Qxb3 3. fxg7 Kxg7 4. dxc5, white has regained the piece
and remains 2 pawns up, decisive material advantage.
(C). 1. e5 Qa3 2. exf6 gxf6 3. Qxh6, with a couple of threats on the black king
such as, Qh7+ - Qxf7+ mate, or, Qh7+ - Qh8+ mate.
## 21. Judit Polgar vs Leon Pliester, Aruba, 1992.
A couple of options for this puzzle.
The game itself is of value, so first comes the game moves.
Take some time over white moves 20, which sets up the finish, and 23, which is
the puzzle position, both very instructive.
If you do not wish to play through the game just arrow down to find the
diagram.
J. Polgar (2550) - L. Pliester (2355), Aruba 1992.
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. f4 Nbd7
7. Be2 e5
8. fxe5 Nxe5
9. Bg5 Be7
10. Qd2 O-O
11. O-O h6
12. Be3 Be6
13. Kh1 Rc8
14. Nf5 Bxf5
15. Rxf5 Re8
16. Raf1 Nh7
17. Qd5 Rc6
18. Qb3 b5
19. Nd5 Qa8
20. Rxf7 Nxf7
21. Rxf7 Kxf7
22. Nb6+ Kg6
23. Bh5+ Kxh5
24. Qf7+ 1-0.
White to play, big material imbalance, you must choose between the, "Obvious,
And The, Efficient".
White pieces: Kh1, Qb3, Be2, Be3, Nb6.
White pawns: a2, b2, c2, e4, g2, h2.
Black pieces: Kg6, Qa8, Rc6, Re8, Be7, Nh7.
Black pawns: a6, b5, d6, g7, h6.
q3r3/
4b1pn/
pNrp2kp/
1p6/
4P3/
1Q2B3/
PPP1B1PP/
7K
Solution With Tactical Tools Used.
Key move: 1. Bh5+.
(A). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ g6 3. Qf3+ Kh4 4. Qh3+ mate.
In all these lines white forces a deflection on black, Kxh5, allowing the white
queen access to the kingside to set up a mating net.
(B). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ Kg4 3. Qf3+ Kh4 4. Qh3+ mate.
(C). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ Kh4 3. g3+ Kg4 4. Qf5+ mate.
(D). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ Kh4 3. g3+ Kh3 4. Qf5+ mate.
(E). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ Kh4 3. Bf2+ Kg5 4. Qf5+ mate.
(F). 1. Bh5+ Kxh5 2. Qf7+ Kh4 3. Bf2+ Kg4 4. Qf5+ mate.
Please note how the white queen works the light squares while the e3 bishop
covers the dark squares to create the mating nets.
(G). 1. Bh5+ Kf6 2. Qf7+ mate.
(H). 1. Nxa8 Rxa8, still offers white the opportunity to find, 2. Bh5+, but if
this is missed then expect a long struggle.
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