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multilayered tactics
Compiled by randomsac
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When forks, pins, skewers, discoveries etc. are woven together into one combintation.

White will weave a mating net with discovered check
Vladimirov vs S Zagrebelny, 1988 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Fork: queen or discovered mate on h3
P Nikolic vs Topalov, 1997 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

What a mating combo. From discoveries to underpromtion...
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

With 13. Ne2+! Bird uncovers and pins pieces for mate.
NN vs Bird, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Queen trapped because of fork threat.
Junge vs E Matthai, 1970 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

fork: R and K/R fork threat
Neverov vs A I Hamed, 1999 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

moves 16-25 for black are full of everything!
Epishin vs S Polgar, 1991 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 65 moves, 0-1

uncovering a queen sac plus double check for mate
Parma vs C Bielicki, 1959 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 0-1

Fork + Overload
Giri vs F A Cuijpers, 2009 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Double pin for mate
V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Rukhadze, 1965 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0

21. Removing semi-pinned knight defender, discovery
J Gluckie vs M Moran-Venegas, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Double discovery
F Guido vs Brunello, 2007 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 0-1

Discovered mate-in-1.
M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Another example of threatening both a piece and a fork
Nyback vs V Rasulov, 2009 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Pinned to king and Pinned to a threat.
Benko vs Suttles, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 1-0

Forking a mate threat and the bishop. Also cool b4!??! opening
E Epelman vs J Aijala, 1974
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Qe3 puts tons of pressure through threat-pins and discoveries
J Mason vs L D Barbour, 1876 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0

Pinned to a checkmate.
Gligoric vs J Rosenstein, 1963 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Knight fork threats trap the black queen.
Philidor vs NN, 1990 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

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