Count me out
Defending a passive position without any counterplay (Black just could have waited) is something human chess players just aren't wild about — in contrast to our silicon advisors.
Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by tactic expert Oliver Reeh in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, endgames, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.
88 times, IM Oliver Reeh leads you step by step through the most brillant game conclusions of the world champions - in interactive Fritztrainer format, enabling you to enter the winning moves yourself.
Highlights of this issue
No 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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