[Event "Round 2: Erenburg, Sergey - Horobetz, G"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.11.27"] [Round "2.27"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Annotator "jjlang"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Tactics Tuesday 12/09/2025: U.S. Masters, Pt. 2"] [ChapterName "Erenburg, Sergey - Horobetz, Graham"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/AjHWFcKB/iN5DHCns"] [FEN "6k1/5p1p/pqrpb1p1/1pr1p3/4P3/P1P1NP2/1P1R1QPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 25"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { This week's puzzles again come from the 2025 U.S. Masters, held over Thanksgiving in Charlotte, NC, and won by GM Awonder Liang. With 30 boards broadcast each round, there are plenty of tactics to learn from. In our example, White won with the clever move } 25. Nd5 { creating loose pieces. In the game, after } 25... Qd8 { or } (25... Bxd5 26. exd5 { and the queen is hanging after } 26... Rc8 { so } 27. b4 { wins a rook! }) 26. Nb4 { with the point that } 26... Rb6 { or, in the game } (26... Bb3 { was played, but } 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 28. Re1 { put White up an Exchange. }) 27. Qxc5 { wins an entire rook, while other moves lose the d-pawn. } 1-0