Light summer mate V

by Oliver Reeh
7/26/2019 – In the diagram position White played 31.Qb8+!, but then after 31...Kg7 failed to find the right defensive continuation, and three moves later it was over. Can you see the whole picture?

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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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Attractive outpost

In this game Black's knight on g4, main carrier of his attack, went to this square no less than three times.

 

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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 is an International Master, lives in Hamburg, and plays for the "Hamburger Schachklub" in the "Bundesliga". He is a long-time member of the ChessBase team, and regularly entertains and educates readers with his tactic column in the ChessBase Magazine. He is also co-author of the popular DVDs on Bobby Fischer, Mihhail Tal, Alexander Alekhine, and José Raul Capablanca appearing in the ChessBase Master Class Series.

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