White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Alertness is a key factor when playing a game of chess. In today’s position Aroshidze was alert and Renteria wasn’t. The game, played in Spain this month, opened this way: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nxe4 6.Bxe4 Nd7 7.Qe2 Nf6. How did alertness pay off here?
Solution:
Alertness is directly related to what we’ve said here many times—look at all checks and captures. White won a pawn with 8.Bxb7 Bxb7 9.Qb5+ Qd7 10.Qxb7, and Black held on until move 52.
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