SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES for Wednesday, April 5th of 2023!

This one... went long!

So this lesson will hopefully make up for the late postings of the past few days... now if I could only just get caught up on my sleep! You may sense my being a bit tired during this one but it's all good because: Chess is fun! Todays lesson has two warm up puzzles and then a two part puzzle question during a chess game which features the Four Knights Scotch Opening.

*SPOILER ALERT*

That game:

Do not play over until after you have solved the puzzles...

WHITE: Stopa (2465)
BLACK: Panchanathan (2485)
EVENT: Dallas 2006
RESULT 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. 0-0-0 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Bh4 Rb8 14. f4? Qd6 15. Rdf1? Rxb2 16. Kxb2 Qa3+ 17. Resigns. 0-1

I hope you enjoyed todays lesson - tactics and all. If you can a Like, Share and or Subscribe would help out tremendously and be much appreciated. Thank you. Until next time may you always play your best moves in the great game of life! ~ Chess Coach Sean Tobin.