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With the mission of clearing the long diagonal for the bishop.
2.e5 d4!
Of course. Any other move permits 2 Bd4 virtually burying the bishop on b7.
3.Nxd4 Ng4 4.Bg1 Nxh2! 5.Rfc1
5.Bxh2 Qxd4
5.Kxh2 Bxb4!
5...Ng4 6.Ne4 Bxb4! 7.Ng5 Qd5! 8.Ngf3 Qxb3 9.Nxb3 Bd5
With a sound extra pawn, Black is winning.
Stein - Petrosian
Moscow 1961
White to move
Sacrificing a pawn to seize the a3-f8 diagonal with the bishop.
1.Ra1? Ba4!
1...Bxa4 2.Ra1 b5 3.Ba3 Qd7 4.Rf2! Rb7 5.Raf1 Qd8
Black has managed to cover the f7-pawn, but White finds a way to step up the pressure.
6.Qd1!
With ideas like Bh5, Qb1-b4 and Bxe6 followed by Qg4.
6...Rh6 7.Bc1! Rh7 8.Bxe6! fxe6 9.Qg4
Black resigned.
Vilner - Romanovsky
Moscow 1924
Black to move
Preparing the strong manoeuvre ...Bf8-c5-d4.