Demolition man

by Oliver Reeh
2/15/2019 – In the diagram position the black pieces seem to be perfectly placed but he still has to find a way to make short work of White's position. Do you want some action? Please, do not hesitate!
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The key to White's position are his "hedgehog pawns" on d3 and e3. Once they are out of the way ...

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Qxc4 Nh6 7.d3 Nf5 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.0-0 a5 10.Qa4 Ncd4 11.Re1 c6 12.Nxd4 Qxd4 13.Qc2 Rd8 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.e3 c5 16.a4 Be6 17.Nd2 Rd7 18.Rb1 Rad8 19.Bf1 Qb4 20.Rd1 In the diagram Black looks perfectly placed, yet he still has to find the way to make short work of White's position. Thirsty for action? Please go ahead!
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Antipov,M2589Saric,I26900–12019A09Gibraltar Masters 20196

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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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