Light squares, dark squares

by Oliver Reeh
4/27/2024 – After White's 37.Rh3 in the diagram position the game didn't last much longer. What result would you predict?
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 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Bg7 12.c3 0-0 13.Nc2 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Nce3 Be6 16.a4 b4 17.cxb4 Nd4 18.Bc4 Qh4 19.0-0 e4 20.f4 exf3 21.gxf3 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Nf5 23.Qd3 Ng3 24.Rfd1 Rae8 25.Rd2 Nf5 26.Rg2 Kh8 27.Kh1 Bd4 28.Rf1 Ne3 29.Nxe3 Rxe3 30.Qf5 Re1 31.Rg3 Rxf1+ 32.Bxf1 Rg8 33.Kg2 Bxb2 34.Qxf7 Rc8 35.Bd3 Be5 36.Qf5 Rd8 Light squares, dark squares After White's 37.Rh3 in the diagram position the game didn't last much longer. What result would you predict? 37.Rh3?? This attempt to force victory on the light squares backfires. 37.f4! Bxf4 37...Qxf4 38.Qxh7# 38.Rh3! (now!) Qg5+ 39.Qxg5 Bxg5 40.Rxh7+ offered White excellent winning chances.
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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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