The sleeping attacker

by Oliver Reeh
6/14/2025 – The headline naturally reveals which of Black's pieces will definitely come into play from the diagram position. But there's plenty for you to discover before and especially afterwards - have fun!
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Be3 0-0 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nbd2 f5 15.exf6 Qxf6 16.Ne5 Qh4 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Kg2 Rf3 20.Rh1 Raf8 21.Qc2 Qf6 22.Rhf1 Qe6 23.b3 Kh7 24.Rac1 The sleeping attacker The headline naturally reveals which of Black's pieces will definitely come into play from the diagram position. But there's plenty for you to discover before and especially afterwards - have fun!
All beginnings are easy - how does Black approach the white king?
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Afzal,K1716Laxman,R22990–12023C54Bhubaneswar op-A 14th1

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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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