Key note
Black wants stability on the dark squares, but White gets to work on them!
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.
Strike like the world champions
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
Top players annotate
Caruana, So, Jones, Wang Hao, Duda, McShane, Vitiugov, Vidit, Yu Yangyi, Huschenbeth and many more
- The truth about Traxler
Renato Quintiliano clarifies 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
- "When even I am sacrificing a piece …"
Anish Giri shows a swift kingside attack from Batumi, introduced by the rook manoeuvre Ra3-g3!
- Me and the new engines
Tanmay Srinath rams the Berlin Defence
- Korchnoi's French Endgame
Mihail Marin’s recommendation goes far beyond the opening
- Playing the Marshall anyway!
Simon Williams discusses Daniil Dubov’s 8…d5 in the Anti-Marshall (video)
- "Simple and strong!"
Oliver Reeh invites you to a straightforward attack on the king to end with an Epaulettes mate! (video)
- Busted on the square g4!
Jan-Krzysztof Duda analyses his endgame victory over Yu Yangyi from the Hamburg Grand Prix
- With umbrella and body-check!
Let Karsten Müller show you how to succeed in rook endgames – instructive and practical!
- "I don't mind playing opening lines from both sides"
Pentala Harikrishna explains his victory over Adhiban with the Benoni at the IOM (video)
- Dubov gem!
Igor Stohl analyzes the stunner Dubov-Svane from Batumi – from the opening duel to the mate final!
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