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Stepping up the pressure.
6...Rf8 7.Rc1 Qd8 8.h4 Nh7 9.Qg3!
White is winning.
Karpov - Timman
Amsterdam 1991
White to move
Speeding up his development and supporting the further idea of Nd6. Now if Black swaps on f4, his active knight disappears and White's remaining bishop on b3 becomes very strong.
1...Qa5?!
1...Nxf4 2.Qxf4 Kh8 would be better. But after 2...Bxe4 3.Rxe4 White is much better thanks to his strong bishop and the weakness on f7.
2.Nd6! Bxd6 3.exd6 Rfe8?
This lets the d-pawn advance, but after 3...Rad8 4.Rad1 that pawn should also tell in the long run.
4.Rxe8+ Rxe8 5.Bxd5! cxd5 6.d7! Re7 7.Rc1 Rxd7 8.Rc8+ Rd8 9.b4! Qb6 10.Bc7
White is winning.
Bronstein - Botvinnik
World Championship Moscow 1951
Black to move
Eliminating the strong knight on f4 and preparing 2...Bh5, to simplify into an ending with a good knight vs. a bad bishop.
2.exf4 Bh5! 3.Qa3
3.Bg2 , declining the bishop exchange, then 3...Qa8 , preparing ...Qa2 and ...Ra8-a3 with strong pressure.
3...Bxf3 4.Rxf3 Rg7
Mission accomplished; the knight clearly outshines the bishop.
5.Kg2 Qd8 6.Kf1 Qf6 7.Rd3 h5!
By the threat ...h5-h4, Black provokes a new weakness.