Texas Knights Tactics Time! Nov-Dec 2014

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Tactics Problems

William Root - K. Drozdowski
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. Nc5 {forking the Queen and Rook.}

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Katerina Nemcova - Conrad Holt
TX Collegiate 2014
White to move.

Qxc8+ Nxc8 31. Re8# {a back rank mate variation from the game.}

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Andre Gorovets - Daniel Gater
TX Collegiate 2014
White to move.

Qc4+ {forces the black king to the dangerous h-file.} 30... Kh8 31. Rh3+ {and black has to block with the Queen} 31... Qh7 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7

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Anthony Nguyen - Jon Wilson
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. Nxh3+ 24. Kh2 Bf4#

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S. Villanueva - K. Drozdowski
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. Rd2 {deflects the White Queen from protection of the f3 pawn. If} 24. Qxd2 Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 Nh3#

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Mariam Danelia - Reese Wood
TX Collegiate 2014
White to move.

b4 {attacks the pinned knight.}

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Simon Vasquez - Denis Kadric
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. Nb3+ {forks the White King and Queen, and can't be captured because the c pawn is pinned. This is a variation from the game.}

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David Berczes - Y. Zherebukh
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. h5 {deflects the White Queen from protection of the Knight on f3.} 34. Qh3 Qxf3

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Holden Hernandes - D. Kadric
TX Collegiate 2014
Black to move.

.. Nxe4 {wins a pawn with a discovered attack on the White Queen. This is a variation from the game.}

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