Bishops and passers

by Oliver Reeh
12/2/2023 – Today some elementary endgame tactics. In the diagram position, the constellation on the kingside with the far advanced pawn h3 secures Black's advantage. But how to exploit this?
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.e41,172,27354%2421---
1.d4951,24355%2434---
1.Nf3283,16356%2440---
1.c4182,99656%2442---
1.g319,77556%2427---
1.b314,39754%2427---
1.f45,92048%2377---
1.Nc33,83450%2384---
1.b41,76548%2379---
1.a31,22854%2405---
1.e31,07449%2409---
1.d395850%2378---
1.g466746%2361---
1.h445753%2378---
1.c343651%2426---
1.h328356%2419---
1.a411560%2464---
1.f39646%2431---
1.Nh39166%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.Nf3 Chess is Memory - I remembered the queenside pawn constellation in this game, which allowed for example White's 34th move. But please solve the problem first! :-) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 e5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3 g6 8.a3 Bg7 9.Rb1 Nge7 10.b4 b6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Nd4 14.Nxd4 cxd4 15.Bd2 Rac8 16.Qb3 Rc7 17.Rbc1 Rfc8 18.b5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 20.Bxc1 Qc7 21.Qc4 Qxc4 22.dxc4 f6 23.Kf1 Bf8 24.a4 Be7 25.Ke2 Kf7 26.Bd2 f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Kd3 Bf6 29.f3 h5 30.a5 Ke8 31.a6 Kd7 32.g3 Kc7 33.h3 Kd7 34.Ba5 Kc8 35.Be1 Kd7 36.Bf2 Ke8 37.Be1 Kf7 38.Bb4 Be7 39.f4 exf4 40.gxf4 Ke8 41.Kxd4 Kd7 42.Kd3 Kc7 43.Ke3 Bf6 44.Kf3 h4 45.Ke3 Bg7 46.Kd3 Bf6 47.Bd2 Kd7 48.Be3 Kc7 49.Bf2 Kc8 50.c5 dxc5 51.d6 Kd7 52.Bxc5 Bd8 53.Bb4 Ke6 54.Kc4 Bf6 55.Bc5 Bd8 56.Bd4 Kxd6 57.Be5+ Ke6 58.Bb8 Kd7 59.Kd5 1-0 (59) Spassky,B-Byrne,R San Juan 1974 1...d5 2.b3 Bf5 3.Nh4 Bc8 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bb2 e6 6.g3 h6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.c4 c6 10.d3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.a3 a5 13.Ra2 Bh7 14.Qa1 b5 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Qb6 17.cxb5 cxb5 18.Bd4 Qa6 19.Rc1 Rfc8 20.a4 b4 21.Rac2 Ne8 22.Nf3 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Rc8 24.Qc1 Rxc2 25.Qxc2 f6 26.Bh3 Kf7 27.Be3 e5 28.Bd7 d4 29.Bb5 Qb6 30.Bc1 Nd6 31.Bc6 Bf5 32.Bd5+ Be6 33.Bxe6+ Kxe6 34.Nd2 f5 35.Bb2 Bg5 36.Nc4 Qc5 37.Qd1 Nxc4 38.dxc4 Bf6 39.Qd2 e4 40.Kf1 g5 41.Ke1 Be5 42.Qc2 h5 43.Bc1 Bf6 44.Qd1 g4 45.Qd2 e3 46.fxe3 Bg5 47.Qd3 dxe3 48.Bb2 h4 49.Qd4 Qxd4 50.Bxd4 h3 51.Bb6 f4 52.Kf1 f3 53.Bxa5 fxe2+ 54.Kxe2 Bishops and passers Today some elementary endgame tactics. In the diagram position, the constellation on the kingside with the far advanced pawn h3 secures Black's advantage. But how to exploit this?
Black to move and win.
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Derakhshani,B2386Roberson,P24210–12023A12BCF-chT 2223 (4NCL)4.3

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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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