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by Oliver Reeh
3/25/2016 – Tactics can seem deceptively simple, particularly when seeing an engine analysing grandmaster games. Strange, however, how difficult it is to find the right move and to calculate variations properly when playing yourself. It is easier if you solve tactical puzzles regularly. In the ChessBase Magazine and his tactics column Oliver Reeh helps you to do so.
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The point e2 is under fire. Should White block the bishop's diagonal or the rook file? Which move is correct?

A) 12.b5
B) 12.Be3

 

 

Oliver Reeh in ChessBase Magazine

Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by tactic expert Oliver Reeh in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, endgames, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.

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Out now! ChessBase Magazine #170 (February/March)

Topics: ChessBase Magazine, Tactics
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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KevinC KevinC 3/26/2016 03:02
@Avenar, you said it!
mozartiano123 mozartiano123 3/26/2016 02:01
Awesome use of tactics.
There is attraction (the rook that sacrifies itself on e2), pin (the queen on e4 would hang after bxa6) , forks (nd2 and Nc3 and Bc6 after Qxa8) and backrank.
Avenar Avenar 3/25/2016 09:18
Spectacular game!
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