The helping rook

by Oliver Reeh
9/22/2017 – In the diagram position both white rooks are skewered. A counterattack against the queen h6 might be the saving idea, but then again there are pin motifs in the g-file. What do you think - will White finally be able to save his skin?

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.Ne2 Bg4 9.Na3 0-0-0 10.f3 Bd7 11.Qd2 Ne7 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.a4 a6 14.a5 Qe6 15.Na3 Nf5 16.Bxf5 Qxf5 17.0-0 g5 18.Nc1 Nh5 19.Nd3 Nf4 20.Nxf4 gxf4 21.Rae1 h5 22.Re5 Qf6 23.Rf2 h4 24.Nc2 h3 25.Nb4 Be6 26.Nd3 Rh4 27.Nc5 hxg2 28.Rxg2 Bh3 29.Rgg5 Rhh8 30.Nd3 Qh6 31.Nxf4 f6
Both of White's rooks are hanging. Only move?
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Maze,S2612Lagarde,M2607½–½2017C0192nd FRA-ch Men 20171

 

 

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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