[T]actics flow from a positionally superior game.
Bobby Fischer, My 60 Memorable Games (1969)
My posting here has been sporadic lately. Between work and home maintenance, I've barely had enough time in the woods for hunting. As a consequence, there is no time for writing. Nonetheless, I've been teaching several individual students and running an after-school chess club. The positions below are from some classic games that were part of my instruction in October.
White to move
William Steinitz (still spelled Wilhelm at the time) did not make the computer's choice here, but it was a decisive move that forced matters. It also set up the theme for the next two positions. From Steinitz -- Mongredien, London 1862.
White to move
From Steinitz -- Mongredien, London 1863.
White to move
This was the position where Fischer made the comment in the epigraph above. From Fischer -- Sherwin, 1957.
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