[Event "WRBC 2025 Rapid Open"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2025.12.27"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[StudyName "Tactics Tuesday 01/20/2026: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 3"]
[ChapterName "Shimanov, Aleksandr - Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/iPYWZ0jM/FkBDz03O"]
[FEN "8/4bpk1/5qp1/Q2B3p/P1P4P/5NP1/1r3PK1/8 b - - 0 50"]
[SetUp "1"]
[Orientation "black"]
{ In our example, Niemann uses a tempo on White's queen to switch targets quickly from the queenside to the kingside. This is the power of active pieces on the open board. With }
50... Bd8! { Niemann makes great use of "color theory." White played } 51. Qe1 { as } (51. Qa8 Qb6! { is even more deadly. Now, with }) 51... Bb6 { the opposite-colored bishops favor Black's attack, and the f2-pawn can no longer be defended. } 52. Qe4 Rxf2+ { With ... Bb6-c7 and pressure on the newly weak g3-square to follow, Black is winnning in Shimanov – Niemann. } 0-1