The weak g-pawn

by Oliver Reeh
5/4/2018 – After 17...Nb3 in the diagram position White intends the double attack 18.Qd3, targeting both the black knight and the pawn g6 in front of the king g8. A nice idea, actually — but can you see why Black went for this continuation anyway?
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Sometimes the best defence is offence

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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bd3 Ng6 8.0-0 Qc7 9.b4 Be7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.g3 a5 12.b5 Nd7 13.Qe2 Nc5 14.h4 f6 15.Bxg6 hxg6 16.exf6 gxf6 17.c4 After 17...Nb3 in the diagram position White intends the double attack 18.Qd3, targeting both the black knight and the pawn g6 in front of the king g8. A nice idea, actually - but can you see why Black went for this continuation anyway? Nb3! 18.Qd3 18.Ra2 Qxc4-+
White has created the double threat 19.Qxg6+ and 19.Qxb3. What now?
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Volokitin,A2623Van Foreest,J26090–12018B12Bundesliga 2017-1812.8

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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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