Complicated? Clear!

by Oliver Reeh
3/10/2017 – The diagram position might seem confusing, but in fact White is just winning - once he finds the trick to maintain the hanging knight d5 in its central position. After that, not even ...fxe3 (activating the bishop h2!) can save Black anymore.
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It would be a pity to remove the hanging knight d5 from its central post. Do you have an idea how to keep it there?
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Edouard,R2626Flear,G24271–02017D434NCL 2016-178

 

 

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ChessBase Magazine #176 (February/March)

The editor’s top ten: 

1. Drama in round 8: Fabiano Caruana explains how and why Carlsen fell behind in the world championship. 
2. Missed chances and hidden depths: let Karsten Müller reveal all about the ending of the 3rd WCh game (video).
3. Decision in New York: enjoy Daniel King’s video summery of the exciting WCh tiebreaks!
4. Fortune favours the brave: Wesley So shows how in the London Chess Classic he was able to escape the noose in his game against Levon Aronian.
5. “A brilliant gambit line”: with GM Simon Williams play through the Aronian-Rapport game move by move and feel some enthusiasm for the Chigorin Defence!
6. Perhaps the most important game in the EU Cup: Dmitry Andreikin analyses his win with Black over the top Cuban player Leinier Dominguez.
7. “Open up the kingside files, get the queen in and do some damage!”: Let Andrew Martin explain to you some new winning ideas in the Trompowsky (video).
8. What’s new in the Pirc Defence? Openings expert Mihail Marin outlines the most important trends in recent years.
9. Imperial combination with the "octopus knight": grab your chance and together with Oliver Reeh conjure up a brilliant final attack over the board.
10. Queen's Pawn Game á la Kramnik: in his article on the opening Martin Breutigam invites you to try for yourself 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5.
 

 

 

 

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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