Light square invasion

by Oliver Reeh
11/27/2021 – In the diagram position, 26.Rxb7! paves the way for ... Well, that's for you to find out. Checkmate on the horizon - enjoy!
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 10.Re1 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.Bf4 Nh5 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.e4 Rb8 15.g4 Nhf6 16.h3 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.e5 dxe5 19.d6 Qb6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.g5 Bg7 22.Nd5 Qd8 23.Ra7 Bb7 24.Ne7+ Kf8 25.Nh4 Qb6 Light-squared invasion In the diagram position, 26.Rxb7! paves the way for ... Well, that's for you to find out. Checkmate on the horizon - enjoy! 26.Rxb7! White liquidates the defender of the light squares. Rxb7
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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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