Queens and dark squares

by Oliver Reeh
12/9/2023 – In the diagram position, White wins by activating his queen in a way worth seeing - beware of seduction!
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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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,184,21554%2421---
1.d4958,93255%2434---
1.Nf3286,32756%2441---
1.c4184,72256%2443---
1.g319,88456%2427---
1.b314,59854%2428---
1.f45,95348%2377---
1.Nc33,90650%2384---
1.b41,79048%2378---
1.a31,25054%2406---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 c4 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Qe2 Bd6 15.Bg5 0-0-0 16.Rad1 h6 17.Bh4 g5 18.Bg3 Bxg3 19.hxg3 Ne5 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Qe3 Kc7 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Rd1 Rf8 Queens and dark squares In the diagram position, White wins by activating his queen in a way worth seeing - beware of seduction!
White to play and win. Step 1?
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Baker,C2225Kanyamarala,T23201–02020D48Dublin Irish New Year IM14

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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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