Cold blooded defence

by Oliver Reeh
6/26/2021 – In the diagram position Black has a strong attack and threatens 30...Qxg2#. But with careful play White can defend and win the game. How?
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 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 a5 8.0-0 a4 9.Bb5 Qa5 10.c4 cxd4 11.Nf3 Be7 12.Nexd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 0-0 14.cxd5 Nxe5 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qe2 Rf5 18.Kh1 Raf8 19.Bd2 Bb4 20.Be3 Kh8 21.a3 Be7 22.Bd2 Qb6 23.Bc3 Ng6 24.Bxa4 Rxf2 25.Rxf2 Rxf2 26.Qc4 e5 27.Bb3 Rf8 28.Ba2 Qf2 29.h3 Nh4 30.Qe4 Rf3! Cold blooded defence In the diagram position Black has a strong attack and threatens 30...Qxg2#. But with careful play White can defend and win the game. How?
How must White protect g2?
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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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