Timeless technique

by Oliver Reeh
11/11/2023 – In the diagram position, four rooks are facing each other on the b-file, separated only by the white Nb3. Your task is to skilfully resolve this visavis in White's favour - liquidation is the keyword!
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.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 d6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.b3 Qb8 11.Bb2 Qb7 12.Re1 0-0-0 13.Qd3 Rhe8 14.b4 Bf8 15.Rab1 d5 16.e5 Ng4 17.Nf3 g6 18.h3 Bf5 19.Qd2 Nh6 20.a3 Ng8 21.Nd4 Be6 22.Na4 Nh6 23.Qc3 Nf5 24.Nxc6 Rd7 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Qxd4 Bf5 27.Rbc1 Qc6 28.Nc3 h5 29.Ne2 Bh6 30.f4 Bf8 31.Qf2 Be6 32.Nd4 Qb6 33.Rb1 Bf5 34.Bc3 Be4 35.a4 c6 36.a5 Qa7 37.Rb2 Rb7 38.Reb1 Kd7 39.Kh1 Reb8 40.Qe1 Be7 41.Nb3 Rb5 42.Bd4 Qb7 43.Bc5 Bxc5 44.bxc5 Rb4 45.Qh4 Kc8 46.Qf6 Qd7 47.Kh2 Qe6 Timeless technique In the diagram position, four rooks are facing each other on the b-file, separated only by the white Nb3. Your task is to skilfully resolve this visavis in White's favour - liquidation is the keyword!
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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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