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Preparing a "brave king" manoeuvre.
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1...Qg2 2.Qd3!
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Thus White covers the sensitive f1-square and threatens mate himself.
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2...Qg1+ 3.Kd2 Rf2+ 4.Kc3 Qc1+ 5.Kb4! Rxb2 6.Ka5
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The king escapes and White wins.
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Illescas Cordoba - Andersson
Ubeda 1997
Black to move
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Illescas Cordoba - Andersson Ubeda 1997 Black to move
1...Qc5!
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Correctly estimating that White's attack can be parried by a "brave king" manoeuvre.
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2.Rh3 Kg8! 3.Bxf6 Bxf6 4.Qxh7+ Kf8 5.Qh8+
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Other moves permit Black to consolidate by 5...Re5!.
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5...Ke7 6.Qh5 Rd7!
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. Preparing 7...Kd8. By now the king is out of danger, whereas White has problems on the back rank. Black went on to win after
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7.Re1+ Kd8 8.Rxe8+ Kxe8 9.Qh8+ Ke7
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followed by ...d5-d4.
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Matovic - Hellsten
Belgrade 2002
Black to move
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Matovic - Hellsten Belgrade 2002 Black to move
1...e5!
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Clearing the centre for the bishop pair.
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2.Rae1
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2.dxe5?! dxe5 3.f5 e4! Black is clearly better.
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2...Rf8! 3.fxe5 dxe5 4.dxe5 Bxe5+ 5.Kg1
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5.Rxe5? Rxd2 6.R5e2 Rf2! with decisive pressure.