It is one thing to solve tactical exercises, but quite another to seize such opportunities when they arise in our games. Often we get caught up in our plans to such an extent that we carry on with a sequence of moves unaware that an opportunity for advantage arose.
I noted in "
Two Donner Quotes" that A Class players have defects in their game. Yesterday, in the last round of the Eastern Washington Open, my opponent, a strong A Class player, missed an opportunity after my
23...Ng4? I had considered 23...b5, which Stockfish sees as slightly better for Black.
White to move
Five moves later, it was my turn to miss a chance for a decisive advantage.
Black to move
What would you play in these two positions?
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