Mate in 11!

by Oliver Reeh
4/8/2023 – In the diagram position White mates Black's king in a maximum of 11 moves after 28.Rg7+!. Of course you don't need to work out the whole variation in your head, as Jan-Krzysztof Duda had to in this rapid game - but you're welcome to try!
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.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Rc1 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Qb3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Nb6 12.e3 h5 13.c4 h4 14.Be5 f6 15.cxd5 fxe5 16.Bb5+ Kf8 17.Nxe5 Kg7 18.Bd3 Nd6 19.0-0 g4 20.f4 Rf8 21.e4 g3 22.f5 Qg5 23.Rxc7+ Kg8 24.Bb1 Qd2 25.Qf3 Bxf5 26.exf5 Qxd4+ 27.Kh1 Rac8 Mate in 11! In the diagram position White mates Black's king in a maximum of 11 moves after 28.Rg7+!. Of course you don't need to work out the whole variation in your head, as Jan-Krzysztof Duda had to in this rapid game - but you're welcome to try!
After 28.Rg7+! White checkmates by force. It's a long variation, but everything goes with check. Step 1: Try to calculate the position after 28.Rg7+ Kxg7 29.f6+ Kh6 30.Sg4+ Kg5 in your head. After that you have to deliver. Ready to go?
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Duda,J2731Giri,A27641–02022D38Meltwater Tour Final3.3

 

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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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