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Chess Life Online 2008 April Nationals Tactics Warm-Up
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| By Elizabeth Vicary | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
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It's a big weekend for U.S. Chess, with the Junior High Nationals
(Dallas, April 4-6) and the College Final Four (Baltimore, April 5-6).
Watch the games for both live on monroi and try your hand at this
tactics warm-up in which I.S. 318 coach Elizabeth Vicary picked ten critical positions from the Grade Nationals held in Houston, Texas in December 2007. 1. 
Sakai,Hibiki (1916) - Foley,Sayaka (1557)
White found an idea that leads to a quick mate. 2. 
Morales,Luciana (2099) - Kiewra,Keaton (2317)
How could White have won? 3. 
Kiewra,Keaton (2317) - Ortiz,Nadya Karolina (2250)
White just played 35. Rd1?, countering the threat against f2 with a backrank checkmate. How could Black have won? 4. 
Jiang,Winston (1388) - Pamatmat,Jarod (1998)
Here Black played 30... Rxd4, which wins one pawn back, but how could he have gotten two? 5. 
Lu,Eric (1808) - Hochman,Catherine (1582)
White to play and win. 6. 
Lu,Tommy (1416) - Adelberg,David (1803)
White's last move was 18. Bg5. Why is this a blunder? 7. 
Vaidya,Chaitanya N - Guadalupe,Francisco (2226)
White found a winning combination here. What was it? 8. 
Estrada,Nelly (1978) - Fung,Samuel
Find a winning idea for Black. 9. 
Guadalupe,Francisco (2226) - Rodriguez,Eric (2224)
Taking on h3 looks tempting, but with which piece? 10. 
Guadalupe,Francisco (2226) - Rodriguez,Eric (2224)
Black just blundered with 26... Be6?? How does White win immediately? If you are a USCF member, you can read Vicary's article on the event, "Texas: A Growing Force in Scholastic Chess." Check your April Chess Life Magazine or read it online . Also don't miss her Nationals Preview from a few days ago. |