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4.fxe4 Nf4 5.gxf4 Rhd8 6.Bd6 Kd8 7.fxe5 Qh4 8.Qe3!
Preparing Rf2 and Rdf1, leaves Black with a hopeless position – Khalifman.
Karpov - Spassky
Candidates match Leningrad 1974
White to move
Preparing Reb1 and b3-b4 in order to clear the b-file towards the target on b7.
Please note that the immediate 1.Rab1? would have failed to 1...a5! , closing the queenside.
While 1.Rh1+?! Kg8 followed by ...f7-f6 isn't at all productive for White.
1...f6 2.Reb1 fxg5 3.b4!
Karpov is not distracted by the g5-pawn, but sticks to his plan.
3...Nf5!?
Since 3...cxb4 4.Rxb4 is hopeless for Black, Spassky tries a counterattack.
4.Bxg5!
4.exf5?! e4 5.Bd2 exf3+ 6.Bxf3 gxf5 , when the connected pawns and the strong bishop on g7 yield Black some slight compensation for the piece.
4...Nd4 5.bxc5 Nxc5 6.Rb6!
The d6-pawn proves to be doomed.
6...Bf6 7.Rh1+ Kg7
7...Kg8 8.Rxd6 Bxg5 9.Rxg6+ +-
8.Bh6+ Kg8 9.Bxf8 Rxf8 10.Rxd6
With a decisive advantage.
Anand - Kasparov
Geneva (rapid) 1996
Black to move
Preparing ...Qe8-a8 in order to seize the long diagonal.