The arms of the octopus

by Oliver Reeh
10/12/2024 – Playing 26.Nc2? in the diagram position, White underestimated the potential of the black monster knight d3. Take a dive into the lines!
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1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.f3 c6 11.Kh1 Nb6 12.b3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.c5 Nbd7 15.Na4 Qe7 16.c6 bxc6 17.Nxc6 Qd6 18.Nd4 Ba6 19.Rf2 Rac8 20.Bf1 Bxf1 21.Rxf1 Ne5 22.Bb2 Qa6 23.Rc1 Rxc1 24.Bxc1 Nd3 25.Bd2 Nd7 The arms of the octopus Playing 26.Nc2? in the diagram position, White underestimated the potential of the black monster knight d3. Take a dive into the lines! 26.Nc2?? Bad for White, good for us.
Black to move and win. Step 1?
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Jones,I-Dueball,J-0–11974E68Olympiad-21 Final A9

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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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