The final touch

by Oliver Reeh
3/23/2024 – In the diagram position, all Black has to do is crown his kingside attack. Finish like Jan Timman!
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.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Re8 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.h3 Rb8 13.Nc4 Ne5 14.Na3 Nh5 15.e4 Rf8 16.Kh2 f5 17.f4 b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.fxe5 19.Naxb5 fxe4 20.Bxe4 Bd7 21.Qe2 Qb6 22.Na3 Rbe8 23.Bd2 Qxb2 24.fxe5 Bxe5 25.Nc4 Nxg3 26.Rxf8+ Rxf8 27.Qe1 Nxe4+ 28.Kg2 Qc2 29.Nxe5 Rf2+ 30.Qxf2 Nxf2 31.Ra2 Qf5 32.Nxd7 Nd3 33.Bh6 Qxd7 34.Ra8+ Kf7 35.Rh8 Kf6 36.Kf3 Qxh3+ 0-1 (36) Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Kasparov,G (2675) Luzern 1982 19...Nxg3 20.Rf3 Bxe5 21.Naxb5 Qh4 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Ra4 Be4 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8 25.Kg1 The Kasparov classic above is a prime example of how Black can attack on the kingside in the Benoni against the g3 variation - very inspiring!
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Van Wely,L2697Timman,J26050–12002A64Corus2

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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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