May Blitz 'n' Memes
Welcome, everybody to another exhilarating 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 sought out in the hidden nooks and crannies of the InterWebs...
This month's tactics feature 4 doable ones and one puzzle literally fished out from the depths of hell...difficult! It will not be easy to get all 5 puzzles correct on the first attempt.
So, without further ado, lets get to the Blitz 'n' Memes.
Cramped Quarters
Our first puzzle is from round 4, TakaGaMe, playing White, targets the Black king's lack of space to put an end to the game.
Ignore Black's threats and make your own.
Hit and Run
In round 1, iamachessgoodgod243, playing White, was able to pick-up some free material...before going on to lose the game...O_o...
The old adage proves true again...LPDO.
This is the worst...
Pushed to the Edge
In the 6th round, Hoshimi-San, playing White, finished things in the most accurate way possible.
White has a lot of options, but only one leads to mate.
Shish Kebab
In round 4, IM rnanjo, playing Black, set up a brilliant tactic to win material.
Think of a Turkish kebab, and the solution to this puzzle becomes apparent.
A King Hunt
Our final tactic comes to us from round 2, Zucci, playing White, goes into all out attack mode to gain the full point.
Many of you have been disappointed with the first four tactics, judging them too easy...
Well here you go, a truly difficult study. Good Luck.
And that was it, that was May Blitz 'n' Memes...
Congrats to Hoshimi-San for winning with a perfect 7/7 score. But more importantly congrats to you few puzzle IMs who scored 5/5, you are the best of us.
As always thanks for reading, and feel free to share these tactics with your friends down at the bar or library.
Cheers, SheldonOfOsaka.
P.S. I have a bunch of chess merchandise available at my online shop, if that is of interest to you invite the "Click Button" to a friendly match of chess, but when he shows up convince him to play the London rather than a real opening...
