Spot the motif

by Oliver Reeh
10/7/2023 – In the diagram position, Black's two centralized major pieces create a serious threat - which White did not see. He played 22.Ra4??, allowing Black to strike. How would you punish this rook move?
88 times, IM Oliver Reeh leads you step by step through the most brillant game conclusions of the world champions - in interactive Fritztrainer format, enabling you to enter the winning moves yourself.
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.Bd2 Bd6 10.Ne1 0-0 11.Nd3 Bb7 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.Rfc1 Rac8 14.Nd1 e5 15.Bb4 exd4 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.exd4 Qb6 18.a4 Qxd4 19.axb5 Rce8 20.bxa6 Bxa6 21.Rxa6 Rxe2 Spot the motif In the diagram position, Black's two centralized major pieces create a serious threat - which White did not see. He played 22.Ra4??, allowing Black to strike. How would you punish this rook move? 22.Ra4?? White understandably wants to challenge the black super queen d4, but the right way to do it was 22.Qc3!? If White provides luft for the king with 22.h3 Black wins with Ne5! How exactly things continue after 23.Nxe5 you are invited to calculate in your head, otherwise see solution last line!
White has attacked the centralized queen d4. Your reaction with Black?
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Djurovic,D2315Engqvist,T23550–11991D15Podgorica9

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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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