Life line

by Oliver Reeh
12/14/2024 – In the diagram position Black played 26...d4! and after 27.Rc1 he found a remarkable way to save his skin. The art of drawing - half a point, all the fun!
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1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Bf5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qe3 b5 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Ng5 d5 18.h3 b4 19.Bb2 Qd6 20.Rfe1 Rfc8 21.Ne6 Rxc1 22.Bxc1 Rb6 23.Nc5 Bc8 24.Qf3 Nxc5! This had to be calculated precisely! 25.dxc5 Qxc5 26.Be3 Life line In the diagram position Black played 26...d4! and after 27.Rc1 he found a remarkable way to save his skin. The art of drawing - half a point, all the fun!
The black queen is under attack, trouble is threatening on the c-file. With 26...d4! prepare your reply to 27.Rc1, will you?
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Kishnev,S2375Bukhman,E2430½–½1989A88Budapest Spring op 05th

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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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