Transformer

by Oliver Reeh
1/12/2018 – In the diagrammed position, White has two ways to make his static advantage (protected passed pawn e5) dynamic. The piece sacrifice 32.Nxc6!? is the first one. Can you see the alternative — and what would have been your choice?
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Carpe episcopus

To realize that you are better is one thing, but it is just as important to seize the right moment to strike — otherwise your advantage might evaporate, like it happened to White in this game.

 
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1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 c6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 Be6 8.Qa4 Nbd7 9.Nh3 Nc5 10.Qc2 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nf4 Bd7 13.Rd1 Qc8 14.e4 Ng4 15.Nfe2 f5 16.f3 Nf6 17.e5 Ne8 18.Be3 Nc7 19.f4 N5e6 20.h4 Be8 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Bxd4 Bh5 23.Rd2 Rd8 24.Bf2 Rxd2 25.Qxd2 Qe6 26.Qc2 Qf7 27.Ne2 Bg4 28.a3 a6 29.Rd1 Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8 31.Nd4 Ne6 In the diagram position White has two ways to dynamise his static advantage (protected passed pawn e5). The piece sacrifice 32.Nxc6!? is the first one. Can you see the alternative - and what would have been your choice?
32.Nxc6!? is one of two interesting options for White. Do you see the alternative as well?
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Donchenko,A2301Postny,E25692017A2321. 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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