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Six tactical puzzles (From real games)

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carlosrod1
carlosrod1
Dec 6, 2016
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Torre-Repetto vs Lasker,Moscow 1925
 
Levon Aronian vs Peter Svidler,Tal memorial Tournament,Moscow 2006
 
McConell vs Morphy,New orleans 1849
 
Tissir vs Dreev,2004
 
Two Knights Defense
  
Nigel Short vs Rafael Vaganian,1989
Arisktotle
Arisktotle
Dec 6, 2016
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The second diagram must be wrong. The combination given loses a piece after 2. Qxc4 while 1. ... Qxd3 2. Rxd3 Bxa1 would win easily! Possible a white knight on d4 is omitted from the diagram but even then the combination only wins a pawn.