A quick finish

by Oliver Reeh
5/29/2020 – In the diagram position Black is totally winning but it is hard to see that White is soon caught in a mating net. What is Black's quickest way to victory?
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Mate is great

Some easy tactics, for a change.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Nd2 h6 7.Bh4 e5 8.dxe5 Bxc3 9.bxc3 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.e4 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Qe7 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.Qd5 0-0-0 15.c5 g4 16.Nd4 Nxe5 17.Nf5 Qxc5 18.Qxc5 bxc5 19.Rb1 Rde8 20.Rxh6 Rxh6 21.Nxh6 Clearing mood In the diagram position Black is of course totally winning, but would you predict a mate final only five moves later? Take the short way home!
Which move for Black combines offensive and defensive?
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Taboas Rodriguez,D2354Plazuelo Pascual,J24220–12019E13Madrid-chT 181910.3

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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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