Challengers challenge I

by Oliver Reeh
4/2/2022 – In the diagrammed position, Black has full control over the long diagonal and the e-file. Now it's time to turn these factors into something concrete. How would you proceed?
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.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.b3 c5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.a3 0-0 8.Bd3 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Qe2 a5 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a4 Rac8 14.f4 Ne4 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Kh1 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 f6 18.Qe2 Qe7 19.e4 d4 20.f5 Kh8 21.Qh5 exf5 22.exf5 Rfe8 23.Rf4 Qb7 24.Qg4 Rcd8 25.Rg1 Re5 26.Bc1 Rde8 27.Qh3 Re1 28.Bd2 Challengers challenge I In the diagrammed position, Black has full control over the long diagonal and the e-file. Now it's time to turn these factors into something concrete. How would you proceed?
First challenge - best move with the Re1?
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Vogel,R2452Zhu,J24780–12022D0584th Tata Steel Challengers 20228.7

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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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