Double fault

by Oliver Reeh
8/10/2018 – Being a piece up, the second player is clearly winning. But from the diagram position he made two mistakes in a row, causing an abrupt end to the game. 28...Bf8? was the first. Can you imagine what followed?
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Keep calm and carry on

Composing oneself after having made a mistake — one of the skills to make great players. Do you remember Carlsen's game vs. Jones from Wijk aan Zee this year where he blundered a piece and still went on to win?

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Kb1 a6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Qf2 Nd7 14.h4 b5 15.g4 Nce5 16.g5 b4 17.Ne2 Bb7 18.Bc1 Nc5 19.Nxc5 dxc5 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.h5 c4 22.g6 hxg6 23.hxg6 Nxg6 24.Nf4 Nxf4 25.Qh2 f6 26.Bh3 Bd6 27.Bg4 Kf7 28.Qh7 Being a piece up, the second player is clearly winning. But from the diagram position he made two mistakes in a row, causing an abrupt end to the game. 28...Bf8? was the first. Can you imagine what followed? Bf8? Completely overlooking White's 30th move. 29.Bxf4 Qxf4
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Fossan,E2315Reeh,O24351–01993B63Gausdal Int5

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  5. “Short and sweet”: together with Simon Williams and the 11-year old Praggnanandhaa defeat a seasoned GM!
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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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