Tactics against 1490 player.

After so many years it becomes apparent that tactics is the biggest gap between me and average of better players. I dabbled the longest time around same rating in blitz untill I spent more time in tactics and the differernce is huge.Here I had shot white with some accurate moves and here I have a really nice finish that will destroy white.

Do you see it?

Black to move

Winning idea for black?

This position arose in 5 minute blitz game of mine. It's black to move with funny motif.

Black to move

Nice mate in 2.

Run my future snailbucket.org tournament opponents game through Komodo 8 and in one of the analysed positions found this cute mate.

White to move

Two queens cooperation

Here's a nice demonstration how queens cooperate. How does white mate black fastest?

White to move

Very pleasing position

Next position is still from the series of positions where my next teamleague opponent or his opponent might have played more accurately.

I understand this might seem too easy as a puzzle but still it is very aesthitically pleasing with it seemingly passive approach of winning the game in the fastest possible way.

White to move

Really nice endgame position

I run the games of my next teamleague opponent through Fritz 12 blunder check. This is one of the positions Fritz found. White is winning!

White to move

Nice position.

This neat position arose in ICC 5 minute blitz.

White to move