16-01-2025, 01:48 PM
(05-01-2025, 10:05 PM)WBuchanan Wrote: Talking of finishes - from a recent blitz game I had against Peter Jamieson, where I was white.
Black to move.
I was happy with my position - my pieces are blocking his pawns, and I have threats of my own.
Yes, it's a good one. N x b2 is the obvious try, but I was expecting a4 next.
The closed diagonal being opened is one of those amazing hidden ideas.
I've seen a lot of examples of this sort of thing recently, because I've been studying 'Turbocharge Your Tactics' from Quality Chess (no payment received for this endorsement).
Great books, but evidently not that effective in my case
