Surprise

by Oliver Reeh
1/14/2023 – In the diagram position it is White to move. Black just played 48...Qe2??, a move that looks strong but allows White a surprising win. What should White do?
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.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bc6 16.Bxc6 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nxc6 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.b4 a6 20.a4 Rfc8 21.Qg3 Ne7 22.Qg4 Nf5 23.Qe4 Rd8 24.Bf4 Qc3 25.h3 g5 26.Be3 Rd5 27.Bc5 Rad8 28.Rc1 Qb3 29.Bb6 R8d7 30.a5 Kg7 31.f4 Qg3 32.fxg5 Qxg5 33.Bf2 h5 34.Rc3 Rd2 35.Rf1 Rb2 36.Rc4 Rdd2 37.Qf3 Rd7 38.Kh1 Rbd2 39.Rc3 Qg6 40.Rg1 Kh7 41.g4 hxg4 42.Rxg4 Rd1+ 43.Kh2 Qh6 44.Rg2 R1d2 45.Qe4 Kh8 46.Rf3 Qh5 47.h4 Rc7 48.Rd3! Surprise In the diagram position it is White to move. Black just played 48...Qe2??, a move that looks strong but allows White a surprising win. What should White do? Qe2??
How can White punish 48...Qe2??
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Li,C2508Wang,H26221–02006D42Wch U20 45th7

 

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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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