When strategy requires tactics

Sometimes during a game, there are "just" tactical considerations--for example, pushing an opponent's piece onto a particular square to set up a fork or a skewer. Sometimes, there are "just" strategic or positional considerations--for example, maneuvering a piece to an outpost or taking control of an open file. But sometimes, strategy needs tactics--for example, seeing a tactic that will help you develop more quickly, or creating threats on a wing to take control of an open file in the center. This week's game contained two such examples in which strategy required stronger tactical vision.