Tactics: Triumphal march

by Oliver Reeh
10/20/2017 – White's activity is impressive, but she must not hesitate and allow her opponent to block the long diagonal with ...Nd4. Five times the very best and the case is closed. Can you see everything until the end?
Enjoy the best moments of recent top tournaments (Sinquefield Cup, FIDE Grand Prix Geneva, Biel) with analysis of top players. In addition you'll get lots of training material. For example 12 new suggestions for your opening repertoire.

No hesitation

Today's tactics quiz is a five-parter requiring imagination and precision. Can you work out how to finish off the attack?

 
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1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.a3 Nf6 7.d3 Nbd7 8.g3 Bc5 9.Bg2 0-0 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Kh1 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5 14.Qe2 Rae8 15.Bd2 f5 16.Rae1 Bd6 17.Qh5 Qc8 18.b4 Nf6 19.Qd1 Qd7 20.c4 c5 21.Bc3 b6 22.b5 Re7 23.Bc6 Qc8 24.f4 exf4 25.Rxe7 Bxe7 26.gxf4 Qd8 27.Qe2 Kh8 28.Re1 Bd6 29.Qf3 Ne8 30.Qh5 Nc7 31.Rg1 Ne6 Triumphal march White's activity is impressive, but she must not hesitate and allow her opponent to block the long diagonal with ...Nd4. Five times the very best and the case is closed. Can you see everything until the end?
Black stands ready to block the long diagonal with ...Nd4. How should White continue?
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Schneider,J2231Milcova,Z19911–02017B11Mitropa Cup 2017, Women2.3

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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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