A no-brainer?

by Oliver Reeh
11/25/2025 – 32...Qxb4 by Black in the diagram position can be refuted in no time at all - or can it? I'm looking forward to your continuation with White ... on the second move!
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In almost every chess game there comes a moment when you just can't go on without tactics. So it is vital to train tactics properly - and Master Class Tactics offers you the perfect tool for this!

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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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Karsten Müller Karsten Müller 11/26/2025 12:36
stikmat: Very beautiful indeed!
stikmat stikmat 11/25/2025 07:41
Interesting is 34...Rb5 Now white is forced to sacrifice the rook 35.Rxg6+ Kxg6 36.Rg8+ Kh6 37.Qg7+ Kh5 38.Qxh7#
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