August's Blitz 'n' Memes
Welcome everybody, to another brilliant edition of blitz 'n' memes.
If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do.
As always, the tactics have been selected from the Japan Chess Federation's monthly blitz tournament: TGIF Blitz. The tourney takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month, 21:00 JST, right here on chess.com. It consists of seven rounds of blitz, with a time control of 3+2; and is open to all JCF club members.
The Memes on the other hand were salvaged from the depths of the InterWebs...
I think this month's offerings are some of the most difficult puzzles we've seen in some time, you'll have to have your wits about you to get all five puzzles correct on the first attempt.
Good luck to you.
So, without further ado, let's get to the Blitz 'n' Memes.
Follow the Light Square Road
Our first tactic is from our last round, i.e. the 7th. Perennial powerhouse IM rnanjo, playing Black, exploits the weakness of the light squares to win material.
Target White's light square weakness to win material, hint: the c2 square is your final destination.
Rooks Away!!
Another 7th round clash, this time, Zucci, playing Black, is able to blast through White's defense's.
Don't hold back, only all-out-attack wins.
Target Practice
In the sixth round, the infamous FM Sniper_Boy, playing White, sought out the perfect target for his mephistophelian plan.
White is under a deadly attack, but the best defense is usually offense.
Night Attack
In the 3rd round, Danny524, playing White, was able to launch a devastating attack from a worse position.
You can turn things around by targeting Black's weak pawns.
Working Overtime
Our final tactic is once again from the final round, the infamous FM Sniper_boy, playing Black, takes advantage of the overworked White pieces to win material.
This one is a little long, good luck.
And that was it, that was August's Blitz 'n' Memes...
Congrats to IM rnanjo, for winning with a perfect 7/7 score...BTW...last month's winner HinaKaki, has been found to be a no good chess cheating dog faced pony soldier, so congrats to IM rnanjo for being the true winner of last month's tournament as well.
And of course, special congratulations to you few puzzle warriors who got all five tactics correct on the first attempt, hats off to you.
As always, thanks for reading, and feel free to share these puzzles with you friends down at the library or chess bar.
Cheers, SheldonOfOsaka.
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