A tricky choice

by Oliver Reeh
12/26/2020 – In the diagram position Black just played 45...Rxc5 and now White has a tricky choice: he can play 46.Qxc5, 46.Qxf7+ or 46.Rxf7+. What would you do?
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.

Win, draw or loss?

Black's duo of knight and queen is powerful and therefore White should abandon all hopes for a win. But there is a way to save the game.

 
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1.e41,186,70654%2421---
1.d4960,56055%2434---
1.Nf3286,91356%2440---
1.c4185,11556%2442---
1.g319,90256%2427---
1.b314,60954%2428---
1.f45,95948%2376---
1.Nc33,91950%2383---
1.b41,79148%2379---
1.a31,25254%2406---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39366%2506---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 c6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Bg2 c5 8.Qd3 d4 9.Ne4 Nc6 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Be6 13.Bf4 Re8 14.h4 h6 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.Nd2 Bf5 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Qb3 b6 20.Rfe1 Rad8 21.Qb5 Be4 22.b4 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Re6 24.bxc5 d3 25.exd3 Nd4 26.Qb2 bxc5 27.Rxe6 Qxe6 28.Be3 Qc6+ 29.Kh3 Qe6+ 30.Kh2 Nf3+ 31.Kg2 Qg4 32.Qb7 Nxh4+ 33.Kf1 Nf5 34.Bxc5 Rxd3 35.Bxa7 Rxa3 36.Bb6 Rb3 37.Qd5 Rb2 38.Ba7 h5 39.Qd8+ Kh7 40.Qd3 g6 41.Re1 Rb7 42.Bc5 Rc7 43.Qd5 h4 44.gxh4 Nxh4 45.Re7 Rxc5 A tricky choice In the diagram position Black just played 45...Rxc5, and now White has a tricky choice: he can play 46.Qxc5, 46.Qxf7+ or 46.Rxf7+. What would you do?
46.Qxc5, 46.Qxf7+ or 46. Rxf7+ - which is the right move for White?
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Pfleger,H-Keres,P-0–11968A23Bamberg15

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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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