Waiting cleverly

by Oliver Reeh
7/27/2024 – In the diagram position Black's three heavy pieces are positioned around the Kg3, but he doesn't yet have a win. However, after the game continuation 56...Rh7 57.Qf5?? he has - can you spot the difference?
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.e41,169,49854%2421---
1.d4949,34555%2434---
1.Nf3282,42656%2440---
1.c4182,60856%2442---
1.g319,74156%2427---
1.b314,33454%2427---
1.f45,91448%2377---
1.Nc33,81451%2384---
1.b41,75948%2379---
1.a31,22254%2404---
1.e31,07349%2409---
1.d395550%2378---
1.g466646%2361---
1.h444953%2374---
1.c343551%2426---
1.h328356%2419---
1.a411460%2465---
1.f39346%2435---
1.Nh39066%2505---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0-0 a5 7.a4 f6 8.Be3 fxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Bg6 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.f4 Nf5 13.Bf2 h5 14.Nd2 Be7 15.Nf3 c5 16.c4 d4 17.Be4 Qc7 18.g3 0-0-0 19.Qd3 Rhf8 20.Be1 Be8 21.Bd2 Kb8 22.Ra3 Ka7 23.Raa1 Rc8 24.b3 Bd8 25.Rf2 Bc6 26.Re1 Ka6 27.Kf1 Be7 28.Kg1 Rf7 29.Ref1 Rcf8 30.Bc1 h4 31.Rg2 hxg3 32.hxg3 Qb6 33.Bxc6 Qxc6 34.Qe2 g6 35.Re1 Rh7 36.Qe4 Qb6 37.Qd3 Rhf7 38.Bd2 Rh8 39.Bc1 g5 40.g4 Ne3 41.Bxe3 dxe3 42.f5 Rd8 43.Qe4 Qxb3 44.f6 Bxf6 45.exf6 Rxf6 46.Rxe3 Qd1+ 47.Ne1 Rd4 48.Qe5 Qc1 49.Kh2 Rh6+ 50.Kg3 Rh4 51.Qxe6+ Ka7 52.Kf2 Rh1 53.Nf3 Rxc4 54.Qe5 Rc2+ 55.Re2 Rc3 56.Kg3 Waiting cleverly In the diagram position Black's three heavy pieces are positioned around the Kg3, but he doesn't yet have a win. However, after the game continuation 56...Rh7 57.Qf5?? he has - can you spot the difference? Rh7 Not a pleasant position for White, especially in a practical game. 57.Qf5?? One way to coordinate the white forces again was to 57.Re1! Qa3 58.Rf2 Rf7 59.Qd5
Black to play and win.
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Cardoso Cardoso,J2486Henriquez Villagra,C25870–12022B12Jamundi Fortalece Sede op4

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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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