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Keres Memorial – Tactics

(1) Orlov,G (2508) - Neven,K (2236) [D93]
28th Keres Memorial [Easy] Vancouver (3), 17.05.2003

White to play
Georgi Orlov had a fantastic score of 7/7. Here he spots a simple tactic to end the game.

(2) Niksic,J (2093) - Tegzes,L (2114) [E63]
28th Keres Memorial [Easy] Vancouver (4), 18.05.2003

Black to play
You're playing Black, and your Queen is attacked. Should you exchange knights with Nxc6, or should you move your queen somewhere?

(3) Steininger,G - Neufahrt,G [B06]
28th Keres Memorial [Easy] Vancouver (4), 18.05.2003

White to play
Black's last move, 14...f7-f6, seems rather anti-positional, given the poor state of the Bg7, and the kingside light squares. Perhaps there is some sort of direct refutation?

(4) Neufahrt,G - Davies,L (2077) [D02]
28th Keres Memorial [Easy] Vancouver (5), 18.05.2003

White to play
Down a rook, and your queen's attacked! Find the mate in 3!

(5) Basanta,G (2328) - Wu,H (2185) [B30]
28th Keres Memorial [Easy] Vancouver (6), 19.05.2003

Black to play
Here Black resigned. Why? After Rd8 the knight on d7 is defended by three pieces and attacked by three.

(6) Bouvier,J - Collins,C [C47]
28th Keres Memorial [Medium] Vancouver (3), 17.05.2003

White to play
In this sharp Belgrade Gambit, both players have castled on opposite wings, and stuff has gotten wild. It's White's move, can he crash through?

(7) Balbutin,N - Spears,N [C42]
28th Keres Memorial [Medium] Vancouver (5), 18.05.2003

White to play
White seems to be down a pawn, and his pieces are in some strange positions. Does he have a way to save the game?

(8) Neufahrt,G - Davies,L (2077) [D02]
28th Keres Memorial [Medium] Vancouver (5), 18.05.2003

White to play
Your tactical senses should be alerting you to something here...

(9) Davies,L (2077) - Harris,P [C54]
28th Keres Memorial [Medium] Vancouver (7), 19.05.2003

White to play
White's pieces are beginning to swarm around the black king. Use your tactical eye to find a way in.

(10) Kosinski,G - Krzyzowski,E [B02]
28th Keres Memorial [Hard] Vancouver (6), 19.05.2003

White to play
Both players have been rapidly exchanging pieces to get into a queenless middlegame. Black's last move, 21...Na3-b5, seems to force White to have to retreat his bishop, or does it?

Solutions – Note that you can click on the notation to follow the moves on the board.

John Fernandez