Out of necessity

by Oliver Reeh
12/1/2017 – Holding a gun to your opponent's head can be a double-edged thing — set under pressure, some players start to display unforeseen creativity, like for example Black following 37.Rb7 in the diagram position. What followed?
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Necessity is the mother of invention

When your position looks dire, sometimes you can have a brainwave (or is it just process of elimination?!) that sparks practical chances.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.c4 c6 6.Qb3 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.0-0 b6 9.Re1 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bb7 11.Nd2 Nd7 12.Ba3 Nf6 13.c5 Re8 14.c4 e6 15.Rac1 Ba6 16.e3 b5 17.cxb5 Bxb5 18.Bb2 Rb8 19.Qa3 a5 20.Bc3 Qc8 21.Rb1 Qa6 22.Rb3 a4 23.Rb4 Nd7 24.e4 e5 25.Rc1 exd4 26.Bxd4 Ne5 27.Bxe5 Rxe5 28.Bf1 Rd8 29.Bxb5 cxb5 30.Qd3 Qa8 31.Qxb5 dxe4 32.Nc4 Rh5 33.Nb6 Qb7 34.Qe2 Bd4 35.c6 Qc7 36.Nd7 Rxd7 37.Rb7 Holding a gun to your opponent's head can be a double-edged thing - set under pressure, some players start to display unforseen creativity, like for example Black following 37.Rb7 in the diagram position. What followed?
White's rook is threatening two major pieces on the 7th rank. Queen moves are out the question for Black. Which continuation gives him at least practical chances?
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Zubov,A2623Chu,W2340½–½2017D7821. Offene Internationale Bayerische Me6

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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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