Puzzles From An Amazing Game
Hi chess friends,
I played a wild game today and thought a few of you might enjoy trying some of the tactics that occurred or could have come up.
The first critical moment occurred here. White threatens Qxh8+. What would you play?
Let's try a more resilient defense for White.
Here's my favorite defensive try for White. There's only one clear win for Black.
Here's the full game.
If you enjoyed this post, you might like my book on coming back from tough positions, The Next To Last Mistake.
Jeremy Kane is a National Master and three-time Wisconsin state champion. He is the Director of Training Content for Chess.com. He has been teaching chess in person and online for over 15 years and has designed hundreds of lessons, available on chess.com/lessons. He is the author of Starting Out The Trompowsky on Chessable and The Next To Last Mistake, a book on defensive ideas in chess.
He is the developer of the Caro-Kane Variation of the Caro-Kann Defense.
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