The king in the centre

by Oliver Reeh
7/30/2022 – In the diagram position Black has just invited 18.Qxf5, but his way to victory after the game continuation 18.Qd2 is also worthy of a brilliancy prize - have fun!
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 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 c5 10.Be2 Nf6 11.Qh4 cxd4 12.Qxd4 e5 13.Qh4 e4 14.Nd2 0-0 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Re8 17.Qc2 Bf5 The king in the centre In the diagram position Black has just invited 18. Qxf5, but his way to victory after the game continuation 18.Qd2 is also worthy of a brilliancy prize - have fun! 18.Qd2 18.Qxf5 Bb4+ 19.Kf1
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Yuzhakov,O2326Frolyanov,D25380–12007D45Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup2

 

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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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