Double shift

by Oliver Reeh
2/27/2021 – In the diagram position, White started to expose the central enemy king with 43.c5! dxc5 44.Rxc5 a3 - can you take things to victory from there?
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.
 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Ne4 6.Qd3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nc5 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Rd1 Nb6 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Qd3 Rd8 18.a4 Ra5 19.Rdb1 Bd7 20.Rb4 Bc6 21.Qd4 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rc5 23.Rab1 h6 24.Qd3 Rc6 25.a5 bxa5 26.Rxb7 Qc8 27.Qf3 Rf8 28.Rb8 Qd7 29.R1b7 Rc7 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.Rb8+ Ke7 32.Rg8 Qc6 33.e4 g6 34.Qe3 g5 35.h4 Qc5 36.Qf3 Qe5 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Ra8 Qc5 39.Qh5 Ra7 40.Rg8 Qe5 41.Qg4 a4 42.Rxg5 Qf6 Double shift In the diagram position, White started to expose the central enemy king with 43.c5! dxc5 44.Rxc5 a3 - can you take things to victory from there? Safety of the king - with enemy queen and rook on the board always a predominant factor! 43.c5! Liquidating a protection pawn of the black king. dxc5 44.Rxc5 White's first major piece shifts to the queenside. a3
Here we go - White to play and win. First step?
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Harikrishna,P2732Donchenko,A26681–02021E2083rd Tata Steel Masters 202112.7

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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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