Light-hearted

by Oliver Reeh
12/4/2020 – Black's position in the diagram is a horror, and his attempt to safeguard the hanging bishop d6 with the 'active' 21...Sc4 only accelerates the end - if you know what to do with White!
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.

A swift end

White's bishops are in full control of the board - yet there is always room for improvement...

 
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.a5 a6 12.Bg2 f6 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.0-0 Rd8 15.Qa4 Bd6 16.Be3 Qf7 17.Bb6 Rd7 18.Ne4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 0-0 20.Bf5 Re7 21.Rfd1 Light-hearted Black's position in the diagram is a horror, and his attempt to safeguard the hanging bishop d6 with the 'active' 21...Sc4 only accelerates the end - if you know what to do as White! White's bishops are in full control of the board - yet there is always room for improvement... Nc4? Perhaps the question mark is dedundant, since I actually don't dare to suggest 21...Qh5 22.Qc2 Nf7 as a real improvement.
White to play and win.
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Lokander,M2406Lemmers,O23481–02020D17ch-Schachbundesliga 20207.5

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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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