The vulnerable third

by Oliver Reeh
2/1/2019 – In the diagram White's softened king position far outweighs the hanging rook on d8. Yet precision is still required. Your (black attacking) move, please!
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The "un-protectors"

Three pawns on the third rank in front of, "unprotecting" the White' king — shall we say...time for Hulk mode!

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 e6 5.0-0 Nf6 6.d3 dxc4 7.dxc4 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.Qc2 Be7 10.Nh4 Ne5 11.h3 Bh5 12.Bf4 Nfd7 13.Nf3 Bxf3 14.exf3 g5 15.Bc1 Ng6 16.b4 h5 17.Ne4 h4 18.c5 hxg3 19.fxg3 f5 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.cxd6 Qxd6 22.Qb3 0-0-0 23.Bxg5 In the diagram White's soft king's position far outweighs the hanging rook on d8. Yet precision is still required - your black attacking move, please!
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Almasi,Z2689Aczel,G25490–12018A1167th ch-HUN 20182.2

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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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