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9.Nxb4 cxb4 10.Bc6! Nd5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bb2
Intending 13 e4 with better chances thanks to the queenside dominance.
Khalifman - Romanishin
Ischia 1996
White to move
Gaining some space and bothering the knight on f6.
1...Red8 2.g5 Ne8 3.Ne4 Rb8 4.f4!
Clearing some more space.
4...exf4 5.exf4 Bc8 6.Qc3! Nc5 7.Nxc5 dxc5 8.Bb2 f6
Forced, in view of the threat 9 Rxe8+.
9.gxf6 Nxf6 10.Qg3 Qf7 11.Bd3
With excellent attacking prospects.
Kushnir - Gaprindashvili
Riga 1972
White to move
Opening a new front on the queenside in order to exhaust the defence.
1...axb5
1...Bxb5 2.c6! Bxc6 3.Rxc6 bxc6 4.d7 , winning a piece and the game.
2.c6! bxc6 3.Ra3!
Now the threat of 4 Ra7 puts an end to Black's resistance.
3...Ra8 4.Rxa8 Qxa8 5.Bd8!
Exploiting the temporary absence of the black queen, White creates a mating net. In view of 6 Qf6+, Black resigned.
Morozevich - Petrushin
Krasnodar 1997
White to move