SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES: Play Chess Like a Tactical Madman!

SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES: Saint Louis Rapid Puzzles TWO

Rapid Chess and Crazy Tactics equal a good old fashioned chess Donnybrook! Some great games played out in Saint Louis… and not all of them were wins or losses. Some of the Draws were even acrobatic feats of chess creativity and tactical genius.

WHERE TO FOLLOW THIS EVENT:

Mark Crowther’s THE WEEK IN CHESS (TWIC)

https://theweekinchess.com

The SAINT LOUIS CHESS CLUB Website @

https://saintlouischessclub.org

THE GAME:

Alireza Firouzja vs Anish Giri, 1-0
Saint Louis Rapid, Round #9, 11/16/2023

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Be3 c4 11. Ne5 Bb4 12. Qa4 a5 13. Qb5 Na7 14. Qa4 Bf5 15. a3 Be7 16. h3 Rb8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nc6 19. g4 Bxb4 20. Na2 Ra8 21. Nxc6 Rxa4 22. Nxd8 Bg6 23. Nxb4 Rxb4 24. Ra8 c3 25. Rc8 c2 26. f4 Be4 27. g5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Ne4 29. Rc1 Nd6 30. Rb8 Nc4 31. Bf2 Na3 32. Nc6 Rb1 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Rxf8 Rxc1 35. Be3 Re1 36. Kf2 c1=Q 37. Bxc1 Rxc1 38. Rxf7 hxg5 39. f5

White Wins!

…a real nailbiter of a chess game! It’s not the person who makes the next to last mistake that losses a game of chess. It’s the person who takes an opportunity and doesn’t wait for a handout! Because that is how Opportunities are taken. I hope you enjoyed this presentation and that you get out your own chessboard and create some chess art of yourself! ~ S.