Nice!

by Oliver Reeh
12/27/2019 – In the diagram position, White's retreat 30.Bf2! set the stage for the finale — and after 30...Qe7 you are invited to crown the game like the new U18 Girls World Champion Polina Shuvalova. Enjoy!

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  • "Simple and strong!"
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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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