Strikes, good and bad

by Oliver Reeh
5/25/2024 – In the diagram position White could have won with the immediate 21.Bxh7+!, while the game continuation 21.f4 Ng4 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qxf8 was nicely refuted by Black. Two queens in enemy territory - 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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1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.c4 Be7 5.b3 0-0 6.Bb2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Be2 d4 10.exd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.0-0 b6 13.Bf3 Rb8 14.Qe2 Nd7 15.Rad1 Bf6 16.Nb5 Bxb2 17.Qxb2 a6 18.Na7 Qf6 19.Qa3 Ne5 20.Be4 a5 Strikes, good and bad In the diagram position White could have won with the immediate 21.Bxh7+!, while the game continuation 21.f4 Ng4 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qxf8 was nicely refuted by Black. Two queens in enemy territory - enjoy! 21.f4 White drives away the black knight and creates space on the kingside - plausible and still absolutely fine! Possible was the immediate 21.Bxh7+! Kxh7 22.Qxf8 when Black's counter attack fails: Nf3+ 23.Kh1! 23.gxf3?? Qg6+ 24.Kh1 Bb7!-+ 23...Qf4 24.Qd6!+- 24.g3?? Qg4 21...Ng4 Black goes all-in - with success! 21...Ng6 22.Bxh7+?? The worst possible moment for this strike! 22.Nc6! still wins smoothly, e.g. Rb7 and now again 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qxf8 22...Kxh7 23.Qxf8
Here we are - Black wins! Move 1?
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Papadimitriou,L2137Rinas,O24200–12019A13Wch Seniors 50 29th6

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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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