Make the Best Move! (Part 1)

 

Make the Best Move! (Part 1)

                               

       (by Yury V. Bukayev)

Every chess beginner should learn strong combinations before learning to make risky attempts to use psychological blows sometimes. Here is my first and a very short lesson on the first moves of such combinations - the best first moves - where each such move is a King's Bishop sacrifice (or a pseudosacrifice).

At first I should give not difficult tasks only. They are here.

Task 1.

( Blom K. - Jensen N., Ostende, 1934, https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250718 ):

Find the best move.

Solution: 9.Bxh7+!

Task 2.

( Lalic P. - Baker C., London, 2023,  https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2554048 ):

Find the best move.

Solution: 12.Bxc6!

Task 3.

( Bukayev Y. - Golshev V., Lichess.org, 2023, https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2023/08/jerome-gambit-those-who-forget.html )

Find the best move.

Solution: 7.Bxf7+!

Task 4.

( Lopez de Segura, R. - Leonardo di Bona, G., Rome, 1560, https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1251893 )

Find the best move.

Solution: 6.Bxf7+!

Note: Probably, it's one of the oldest known games with a "Jerome-ish" blow.

Task 5.

( Perez Perez, F. - Alekhine A., blitz, Madrid, 1943, https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1013534 )

Find the best move.

Solution: 8.Bxf7+!

Note: The first part of my analytical research on this extraordinary situation for the World Champion is here: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2022/03/perez-alekhine-game-wccs-main-mistake.html .

Contact the author:  istinayubukayev@yandex.ru  .