Space advantage!

by Oliver Reeh
6/3/2023 – Even with few pieces on the board, territorial dominance can be a decisive factor. In the diagram position Black could have already won with 82...Rg1!, but he took his time to relish the position and won a bit later. Endgame technique spiced up with tactical motifs - enjoy!
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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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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JoshuaVGreen JoshuaVGreen 6/6/2023 04:32
I feel that the 82. ... Rg1 line should be continued a bit further. After 94. ... Kxb3 Black is indeed winning, but after 95. Kb1 (s)he must find 95. ... Ka3! as the more natural 95. ... Kc3?! wastes time. (95. ... Kc3?! 96. Ka2! Kc2! (96. ... b3+?? 97. Ka1!=) 97. Ka1 Kb3 (97. ... b3??=) 98. Kb1 Ka3 etc..)
oxygenes oxygenes 6/4/2023 01:30
Strange move 77.Ka2?, because at b2 king stay good, then 77.- Rc5 was faster, but correct 77.Bh5-f7-c4 can hold draw.
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