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Webinar 95. Luring the Enemy King into the Open

Webinar 95. Luring the Enemy King into the Open

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Dear Chess Friends!

It’s easy to attack the enemy king when he is located in the center. But how to attack when the king is castled? Of course, you may suggest several strategies how to attack in different types of positions: sometimes a pawn march works, sometimes you should attack with your queen and minor pieces or even make a rook lift. These are strategies…

But what about tactics, which tactical means do you know? I would like to tell you about “Luring” the king.

Please, look at this diagram.

White just played 31.Qc4? How would you play as black? How to take the advantage of the king weakness? I’m sure you can find the solution yourself, but if not, scroll down to read the answer on the bottom of this page.

Looks like there are several pieces defending the king, but actually they just obstruct king’s activity. Our main task is to lure the king into the open space and deliver a checkmate. Sometimes we also need to chase the king first and force him to move further and only then you get a possibility to checkmate!

Would you like to learn this tactical motif? If yes, I’m glad to invite you to my next webinar 95th “Luring the Enemy King into the Open”

I’m going to explain when and how to apply such a tactical motif and, of course, illustrate everything with examples from GMs’ games.

Join the webinar, learn new tactics and defeat your opponent with a strong attack and a beautiful combination!

The webinar starts on Sunday (19th of September) at 10 a.m. (EDT), 2 p.m. (GMT), 5 p.m. (Moscow time). This webinar is free.

Please, join for the webinar on my Twitch or YouTube channels:

https://www.twitch.tv/tricks_of_chess

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfk1bxCgvfhNRPtUZs0FWOw

Answer to the diagram:

31. Qc4 Qe3+ {if now white king goes to the h-file, black plays 34...Rh5#} 32. Bxe3 (32. Kxg4 Bc8+ 33. Kg5 Re5+ {If now white king goes to the h-file, black continues with 35...Rh5#} 34. Kf6 Rf5#) 32... Rxe3+ 33. Kxg4 Bc8+ 34. Kg5 (34. Kh4 Be7#) 34... h6+ 35. Kxh6 Re5 {White resigned because of 2 mating threats: 36...Bf8 & 36...Rh5} 0-1

See you at the webinar!

FM Victor Neustroev

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My name is Victor Neustroev. I'm a FIDE Master with Elo rating 2305.


Experienced chess coach specializing in tactics and openings. An author of educational chess courses on different learning platforms.

The coach of the champion of Siberia among girls under 9!

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I'm 34. I live in Russia, Novosibirsk. I learned to play chess when I was 5. I regularly won prizes at Novosibirsk region Championship and Siberia Chess Championship among juniors. I'm a champion of Novosibirsk City Chess Club at 2002 and a champion of Novosibirsk at 2019.


I got Master's Degree in Economics at Novosibirsk State University and also played for its chess team.


Today I am focusing on teaching chess online and offline. The reason why I do this is because I feel happy when see how my students achieve success.

 

I teach juniors since 2002. Almost all of my students were ranked. Some of them got prizes at Novosibirsk region Championship.
I also work with adults.

 

I will teach you how to find tactical strikes in certain position types and how to classify them. I can help you to improve you calculational ability. I also teach you chess openings and I believe you know how important they are. According to the statistics right-playing of the opening makes from 30 to 60% of your success (the exact number depends on your level).
Please, check my youtube videos to know how I teach and what you will achieve working with me.