Vishy and the initiative

by Oliver Reeh
8/19/2023 – Attacking is usually easier than defending, especially with short time controls. In the diagram position White kept on pressing until Black finally blundered, a typical rapid drama - I wish you fast entertainment!
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 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be3 b6 9.Qd2 e5 10.Bh6 Qd6 11.0-0-0 a5 12.g4 a4 13.Kb1 Be6 14.Ne2 b5 15.Ng3 Rfd8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qg5 Nd7 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.gxf5 a3 20.b3 h6 21.Qg3 Kh7 22.Rhg1 Qf6 23.h4 gxf5 24.Qh3 f4! Vishy and the initiative Attacking is usually easier than defending, especially with short time controls. In the diagram position White kept on pressing until Black finally blundered, a typical rapid drama - I wish you fast entertainment! Black avoids 24...fxe4 25.Ng5+! Kh8 25...hxg5 26.hxg5+ 26.Nxe4 with a winning attack for White, e.g. Qe6 26...Qe7 27.Qg4 Rg8 28.Qh5! 27.Qxe6 fxe6 28.Rg6
How did Vishy Anand use the square g5 as White?
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Anand,V2776Grischuk,A27671–02018B31Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th8

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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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