Tactics Training #1

Tactics Training #1

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In this short blog post, I'm going to share some fun tactics puzzles I've been working on, both by myself and with my University Chess Team. Try solving them and posting in the comments. I'll post the solutions and relevant variations after some people have tried to solve them in the comments. I'll try to make this into something of a series. All problems here are taken from M. Blokh's "Combinative Motifs." In the future I'll grab some positions from GM games I study or from my own games maybe.

 White to Move (Bonus if you can find the solution for Black to Move)

Black to Move
White to Move
White to Move
Good luck!

Originally, this was labeled 'Road to 2000,' but that's already been achieved. In this blog, I will do write-ups on my tournaments, including games I felt were instructive. I will also cover some of my training methods and track my progress over time as I try to become a USCF National Master. You will also find some of my analytical work here (on endgames, important historical or modern games, etc).  Ideally I would like to hit my goal before the end of 2019 (which is not so much time given the amount of work to do). I hope you enjoy following along.