King in the middle (2)

by Oliver Reeh
10/2/2020 – In the diagram position White is a pawn down but Black has not castled yet and is far from being fully developed. Black's last move 13...Qb8 targets White's pawn on e5 but did not do anything for Black's development. Don't you let him get away with it!
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.

Strike when the iron is hot

When your opponent is almost fully developed and your own king is still in the middle, trying to snatch central pawns tends to be suicidal - this game is no exception.

 
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.0-0 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.a4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 b4 10.Nbd2 c5 11.e4 cxd4 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 Qb8 In the diagram, Black's 13...Qb8 has targeted the pawn e5. Don't you let him get away with it!
Black's king is placed in the middle. Key move for White?
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Muckle,J2386Gustain,M21731–02020D2991st GER-ch 20201.12

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ChessBase Magazine #197

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ChessBase Magazine Extra #197

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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