March Blitz 'n' Memes
Welcome everybody, to another super difficult edition of Blitz 'n' Memes.
If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do.
As always, the tactics have been selected from the Japan Chess Federation's monthly blitz tournament: TGIF Blitz. The tourney takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month, 21:00 JST, right here on chess.com. It consists of seven rounds of blitz, with a time control of 3+2; and is open to all JCF club members.
The memes on the other hand were routed out from the very depths of the InterWebs.
Once again we have 5 difficult puzzles, so I'm gonna do my best to give useful hints. If you don't feel you need any help just ignore them and scroll down to the tactic. One way or the other, it will not be easy to get all 5 puzzles correct on the first attempt.
So, without further ado, lets get to the blitz 'n' memes.
Whose Check Is It Anyway
We start things off with a tactic taken from round 4. Oraoradeki, playing Black, takes advantage of a critical error from White.
White should have taken the pawn instead of playing Kg1, but how can Black seal the deal?
Hint: Bring your pieces into position, before initiating the attack.
Good, Better, Best.
In the 3rd round ShizunaMD, playing Black, played a brilliant move to start the attack.
White's pieces are positioned poorly, how can you take advantage of that?
Hint: Resist the urge to make the impulsive capture.
The Discovery Channel
In the 2nd round, higapon, playing White, set up a discovered attack on Black.
This puzzle is a nice mix of forced and quiet moves.
Hint: Loose pieces fall off...
A Subtle Exchange
In the 5th round Oraoradeki, playing White, was able to exchange his way into a winning position.
No big fireworks here, just accurate moves leading to a winning position.
The Linchpin
Our final tactic comes to us from the 3rd round, IM rnanjo, playing White, is able to find the linchpin of the position.
Good Luck.
And that was it, that was March Blitz 'n' Memes.
UPDATED:
Sad to say, our noble tournament was invaded by two degenerate chess cheats, who managed to place 1st and 2nd, before being detected by chess.com.
So, congratulations to the real winner, Packurkings, who won with a 5/7 score. And of course congrats to you few, who were able to get all 5 puzzles correct on the first attempt, your valor shall never be overlooked.
As always, thanks for reading and feel free to share this tactics with your friends down at the Library or Bar.
Cheers, SheldonOfOsaka.
P.S. I have a bunch of chess merchandise available at my online shop, if that is of interest to you invite the "Click Button" to a friendly game of chess, but when he sits down to play, take out your smartphone and openly use Stockfish.
