Light summer mate IV

by Oliver Reeh
7/12/2019 – From the diagram position it's still quite a way to go for White until he finally hunts down Black's king in the centre. Enjoy the motifs!

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Analyses by Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, Anand, Kashlinskaya, Wojtaszek, Navara, Meier, Keymer etc. from recent top-class tournaments. Videos by King, Trent, Pelletier and Marin. 12 opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more!

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My precious

White's bishop on d6, cutting the board into half, is worth its weight in gold.

 

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Highlights of this issue

  • CBM 184No passive position!
    Fabiano Caruana shows his black victory over Georg Meier
  • Fighting fire with fire
    Yago Santiago’s hot tip against the Leningrad Dutch
  • No Catalan, por favor!
    Igor Stohl stops this popular white opening with an early …b5
  • Carlsen insider
    Peter Heine Nielsen analyses three current games of the World Champion
  • Meeting world class
    Vincent Keymer looks back at his draw against Levon Aronian
  • "If you are thrown out of your preparation, you should react aggressively!"
    Alina Kashlinskaya (cover) looks back at the victory which paved her way to become new European champion.
  • Ladies to the fore!
    Oliver Reeh presents 29 tactical highlights from the European Women’s Ch
     
  • Videos:
    Rainer Knaak demonstrates a trap in the French Steinitz Variation.
    Karsten Müller explains to you an instructive model game from Shamkir.
    And: Get to know two of the greatest chess hopes from India, Nihal Sarin and Gukesh!

    ... and much more!

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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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