Keep calm!

by Oliver Reeh
11/26/2022 – In the diagram position, White just played Rd1 to d4, threatening to take the black knight on b4 and to play Rh4 with a mating attack. But it's Black to move and win - if he keeps calm and calculates the lines! How should Black 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.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0-0 9.a3 Be7 10.0-0-0 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.f4 Nc5 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Qh5 b5 15.Bd3 g6 16.Qh6 b4 17.Na4 Qa5 18.b3 Ba6 19.f5 exf5 20.axb4 Bxb4 21.Bxa6 Qxa6 22.Bxb4 Nxb4 23.Rd4 Keeping calm In the diagram position, White just played Rd1 to d4, threatening to take the black pawn on b4 and - more dangerous - to play Rh4 with a mating attack. But it's Black to move and win - if he keeps calm and calculates the lines! How should Black proceed?
White threatens Rxb4/Rh4. What to do as Black?
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Ansat,A2263Tologontegin,S23550–12020B33Cheliabinsk Lozovatsky Memorial-B3

 

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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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