Blind spot

by Oliver Reeh
7/22/2023 – In the diagram position Black played 26...Qe2? and in the actual game he got away with it - but you would not let that go unpunished, would you?

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5 c5 6.Qc2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.e4 Nc6 9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qh5 11.Be2 d5 12.0-0 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Bd6 14.Ne2 Ng4 15.Nf4 Qh6 16.Nh3 Qh5 17.Rad1 Nce5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Bf4 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 Qc5 21.Qd3 Bxf4 22.Nxf4 b6 23.Qd6 Qa5 24.b4 Qa4 25.Nh5 Qb5 26.e5 Blind spot In the diagram position Black played 26...Qe2? and in the actual game he got away with it - but you would not let that go unpunished, would you? Qe2??
Why was Black's 26...Qe2?? a blunder?
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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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