Touch and go

by Oliver Reeh
10/11/2019 – The diagram (after 23...b3!) shows a parade example for a Sicilian position with opposite castlings and both sides using their "battering ram" (g-pawn/b-pawn) to open lines against the enemy king. No matter how White plays, Black's attack will come first. Enjoy!

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Black's decisive plus...

In the diagram notice Black’s f6-bishop which fires against b2 — not even the attempt to keep lines closed with 24.cxb3 axb3 25.a3 will be able to stop it ... 

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Be7 11.h4 b5 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.g4 0-0 14.Qd2 b4 15.Ne2 a5 16.Be3 Rfc8 17.h5 a4 18.Nc1 d5 19.g5 Ne8 20.g6 Bf6 21.exd5 exd5 22.Bf4 Qb6 23.Bd3 b3! The diagram (after 23...b3!) shows a parade example for a Sicilian position with opposite castlings and both sides using their "battering ram" (g-pawn/b-pawn) to open lines against the enemy king. No matter how White plays, Black's attack will come first. Enjoy! 24.cxb3 The captures 24.gxh7+ Kh8 or 24.gxf7+ Kxf7 can be inserted anytime without harming the black king. 24...axb3 Result: both black rooks are perfectly placed. 25.a3 25.Nxb3
White has played 25.Nxb3. Natural attacking follow-up?
White has tried to keep the a-file closed with 25.a3. What now?
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McShane,L2688Grandelius,N26910–12019B67Swedish Chess Championship 2019: GM Gra7.1

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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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