July Blitz and Memes
Hello, my fellow tactic solvers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do.
As always, the puzzles have been pulled 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 collected from the far corners of the InterWebs...
Good luck trying to solve all five puzzles on the first attempt, one or two of them are bit more subtle than usual.
So, without further ado, lets get to the Blitz and Memes.
Equestrian
Our first tactic is taken from the first round; buddhibalpremi had an incredible night, but we cannot expect less from a man who has a picture with GM Adhiban as his PFP. Here playing White he uses forcing moves to win material.
Can you find a way to make that horse a Knight?
Boxed In
Once again, buddhibalpremi is featured, this time the encounter is from the sixth round. Black's kingside has been opened up, while White's heavy pieces are aimed at the weakness. Surely this is a recipe for Mate, but can you find it?
This is a mate in 4, but it takes a little bit of brilliance to make it happen.
Untenable
Another tactic from the first round sees kmthorikawa pull off an upset. White is able to show that Black's pieces, although dangerous looking, are actually in...an untenable situation, if you will.
Can you see how they won material by undermining Black's pieces?
Choked and Congested
One last time from buddhibalpremi, this time from the forth round. Here Black is able to win material with a forcing move and subtle push.
Can you use the congested nature of the position to your advantage?
Straight Line
And that was it, that was July Blitz and Memes.
