[Event "FIDE World Cadet Cup"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.06.23"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Sugraliyev, Akhmediyar"] [Black "Ayyappan, Santhosh"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1715"] [BlackElo "2070"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [FEN "4r1k1/5ppp/pp3n2/2q5/2PR1Bn1/3Q1BP1/P4P2/6K1 b - - 0 31"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Tactics Tuesday 07/08/2025: World Cadet Cup, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Sugraliyev, Akhmediyar - Ayyappan, Santhosh"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/NZZY5fhN/xJyfn5CK"] [FEN "4r1k1/5ppp/pp3n2/2q5/2PR1Bn1/3Q1BP1/P4P2/6K1 b - - 0 31"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Today's exercises begin a series on the FIDE World Cadet Cup, featuring games from players ages 12 and under from earlier this month in Batumi, Georgia. Each week, these positions will range from "textbook" tactics to more complicated sequences. But even hard tactics are built out of simple parts. Our example illustrates the importance of one such building block: the forcing move. } 31... Qh5? { Black's move in the game was too slow. } (31... Re1+! { Move order matters! } 32. Kg2 Qh5 { Black's attack is now about the h1- and h2-squares instead of the f2-square. Forcing moves can change the entry points of attack, and, here, they went from being squares that White's queen could reach to ones that she couldn't. }) 32. Qd2! { The resource Black overlooked. But a great way to not give your opponent a chance to find moves you missed is to start by evaluating the most forcing moves, first, as those moves will restrict your opponent's responses and make it less likely you miss one of their resources! Now, White covers both the e1- and f2-squares. Black won later in Sugraliyev – Ayyappan, but this position is equal. } 0-1