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Problem of the Week
2008.
11.23








White to move and win

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1.a6 Bc6








The black bishop has been forced to c6, where it now blocks, or interferes with, the c8-rook's protection of the c-pawn.  This tactic is known as interference.

2.dxc5 bxc5 3.Qxc5








The outcome of this little combination is that White has won a pawn.

We all want to play spectacular sacrificial combinations, daring king-hunts, etc.  Sometimes, however, winning tactics consist of simple little victories, which can become building blocks of the overall win.


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