Best Combinations of June

With so many instructive games played at the world Rapid and Blitz Championship in Dubai, the June “Tactics of the Month” edition is more than double the usual size, and includes over 100 combinations. Here are a couple of examples:

Topalov, V.    --    Grischuk, A.
2nd Norway Chess 2014   2014.06.04  
  Black to move. Solution (in the book preview)

 

Le Quang Liem    --    Bologan, V.
FIDE World Rapid 2014   2014.06.16

White to move. Solution (in the book preview).