Continuing with the World Cup, I present eleven positions for you to solve! Most of them are easy, should easily be your breakfast tactics.

A few pointers for those who find it hard to solve tactical positions:

Consider:

• Checks
• Sacrifices
• Mating Threats
• Attack on Queen or other pieces
• Capture

In one of the ChessBase DVD’s, Nisha Mohota suggested CCT:

• Checks
• Captures
• Transfers

Use the one that works for you and attempt the following positions:

 

Position 1

Black to play and win

 

Position 2

What should black do here?

 

Position 3

White to play and win

 

Position 4

Nepo played Rcd4 here. What did he miss?

 

Position 5

White to play

Position 6

What did Adhiban miss as white?

 

Position 7

White to move

 

Position 8

White to move

 

Position 9

White to move

 

Position 10

How did Wang Hao claim a huge plus here?

 

Position 11

Find the quickest way to win as white

 

Solutions: