Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 2008)-Position 12

Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 1st ed 2008)
I have been checking games usually but recently have been neglecting tactical work. Now I'm going through this book which has some exercises in ch9.

GM Nunn won a fabulous game against GM Sokolov in the Dubai Olympiad 1986 by attacking the king.

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Here is the feature game and my notes to solution.

Nunn,J (2590) - Sokolov,And (2620)

Sicilian [B54]

Dubai (ol), 1986

Position 1
Black lags in development and is uncastled which is the general signal to look for an attacking continuation. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

14...fe

14...fe

Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 2008)-Position 4

Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 1st ed 2008)

I have been checking games usually but recently have been neglecting tactical work. Now I'm going through this book which has some exercises in ch9.

Here is the feature game and my notes to solution.

Doettling,Fabian (2542) - Rudolf,Henrik (2327)
King’s Indian Classical 9.b4 [E97]
Bundesliga 0607 Germany (13.8), 18.03.2007

Position 1
The black kingside looks looks but white's potential attacks are far away. What do you recommend for white?
White to Play

19..Rxf4

Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 2008)-Position 2

Verifying Attack Manual 1(Quality Chess 1st ed 2008)
I have been checking games usually but recently have been neglecting tactical work. Now I'm going through this book which has some exercises in ch9.

Here is the feature game and my notes to solution.

Aagaard,Jacob (2370) - Almasi,Istvan (2425)

French Tarrasch[C07]

Budapest FS09 GM Budapest (6), 1996

Position 1
White is lined up against the kingside with obvious attacking intensions. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

21...g6