Tactics Time Chess Newsletter: Tactics Time Zero

Published: Sun, 07/26/15

Newsletter Issue: Tactics Time Zero Tactics Time
 Tactics Time Zero

I am on my knee's praying and hoping for Tactics Time 3 ~ James Abert

 
tactics position x
 
 
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his position comes from the 5 minute game "YourMomtothemax" (Daniel Herman) vs "acfujnok", Chess.com, July 13, 2015.
 
   In the position on the right it is White to move.
 
   Answer below.

   Today I have a special announcement!

   Anthea and I are going to be putting out a new kindle chess e-book called "Tactics Time Zero"!

   We had been working on a full blown Tactics Time 3, but this has kind of been dragging on for about 2 years, and people are getting impatient!

   The quote above is literally a message that someone sent me just yesterday on facebook.

   lol

   So we decided to answer prayers, and take some of what we already have an publish an all new smaller book.

   And we are going to be giving it away for free!

   This book will have 250 brand new problems in it, very similar to the ones that are in Tactics Time 1 and 2.

   Since it isn't really Tactics Time 3, which we still hope to make, we decided to name this book Tactics Time Zero!

   It is "zero" because it is like a prequel book, and because it will be free (kind of like how "coke zero" has zero calories).

   Plus I am a computer programmer, where everything starts with zero :-)

   The idea is that people can try out TT0 for free, and if they like it, they can buy the other books and tell their friends.  It is also a gift to give our starving fans some new bones to chew on :-) 

   Kind of like when George R. R. Martin releases a Game of Thrones sample chapter to keep readers happy in the years between books! lol

   Also!  We are having a book cover design contest!  Anyone and everyone is welcome to enter.  This is the same website that we used for the TT1 cover contest a few years ago (some of you might remember). 

   So if you, or someone you know, is into graphic design, please check out our contest!

   You can see more details here:
http://99designs.com/book-cover-design/contests/chess-niche-kindle-ebook-cover-512474

   Once we have a bunch of design entries, I will send out a survey, so that you can help me pick the winner!


   Here is the complete game:

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "YourMomtothemax"]
[Black "acfujnok"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1689"]
[BlackElo "1720"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. f3 Bb7 5. Be3 e6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. g4
e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. h4 d6 11. Ng3 Qc8 12. O-O-O a6 13. h5 gxh5 14. Nxh5 Nxh5 15.
Rxh5 Ng6 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Ng3 Ne7 18. Nf5 Nxf5 19. gxf5 O-O-O 20. Bh3 Bf6 21.
Rh6 Qe7 22. Rxf6 Qxf6 23. Bg5 Qg7 24. f6+ {YourMomtothemax won by resignation}
1-0


   You can play through this game here: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=1214762173&fb_ref=Default
 
 
   Answer

   Daniel found a really sweet tactic with 22.Rxf6! Black took the rook with 22...Qxf6, and was swiftly punished with 23.Bg5 Qg7 24.f6+ 1-0

   Daniel's USCF rating right now is getting very close to 2000, and I expect he will be an Expert by the end of the summer!


   Happy Tactics!
 
   Your Friend,
  Tim
 
  P.S. Here is the link again for the design contest! http://99designs.com/book-cover-design/contests/chess-niche-kindle-ebook-cover-512474

 

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