A Christmas nut to crack

by Oliver Reeh
12/25/2021 – In the diagram position it is Black to play but it is White who seems to be calling the shots. However, Black's position contains hidden possibilities and with three powerful moves Black can exploit the somewhat precarious position of White's queen on g4. What would you do?
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.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Qd3 Qa5 11.Kb1 0-0 12.h4 Rfc8 13.Nd4 b5 14.f3 b4 15.Nce2 Be8 16.g4 Rc7 17.f4 Rac8 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.g5 Be7 20.Rd2 Qb6 21.Qf3 Rc3 22.Qg4 Bd7 23.h5 Re3 24.Ng3 a5 25.g6 fxg6 26.hxg6 h6 27.Nf3 a4 28.f5 b3 29.cxb3 axb3 30.fxe6 bxa2+ 31.Ka1 A Christmas nut to crack In the diagram position it is Black to play but it is White who seems to be calling the shots. However, Black's position contain hidden possibilities and with three powerful moves Black can exploit the somewhat precarious position of White's queen on g4. What would you do?
It's all about opening lines. Your suggestion for Black?
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Vydeslaver,A2405Avrukh,B25910–12002B53ISR-chT2.2

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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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