Bishops in enemy territory

by Oliver Reeh
11/19/2022 – The razor-sharp diagram position should be drawn with best play, but until then there are still some cliffs to be avoided on both sides. White starts - please fasten your seatbelts!
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 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nbd2 Bg7 5.Bd3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Re1 b6 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.e4 Ng4 12.Nc4 Rb8 13.h3 Nge5 14.Nfxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.f4 Bg7 17.Be3 Bb7 18.Qf2 Bc6 19.Rad1 Qa5 20.Bb1 Rb7 21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Bxe5 23.Bh6 Qc7 24.Bxf8 Bg3 25.Qd2 Bxe1 26.Qh6 Qe5 Bishops in enemy territory The razor-sharp diagram position should be drawn with best play, but until then there are still some cliffs to be avoided on both sides. White starts - please fasten your seatbelts!
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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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