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Thanks to the exchange on d5, the h3-c8 diagonal has become available for White's pieces.
3...Kd7 4.Bxd5 cxd5 5.Qxb5+ Ke7 6.Nb4
Heading for c6. The game continued:
6...Kf8 7.Nc6 Qc8 8.Qb4 Qg4+ 9.Kf2 Qh4+ 10.Ke2 Qg4+ 11.Kd3 Raa8 12.Nxd8 Rxd8 13.Rb7
and White soon won.
Illescas Cordoba - Short
Pamplona 1999
Black to move
A strong advance that liberates both bishops.
2.dxc5 d4! 3.Nxd4 Bxd4!
The strongest recapture, enabling the future tactical resource ...Nf3+.
4.exd4 Nxd4 5.Kh1 Nf3! 6.Rd8+ Rxd8 7.c6 Bxc6 8.Ne2 Qh4!
With decisive threats at h2 and f2.
9.gxf3 Qxf2 10.Nf4 Bxf3+ 11.Bg2 Rd2 12.Rg1 Be4!
White resigned.
Suetin - Batuev
USSR 1949
White to move
Forcing a favourable alteration of the pawn structure.
1...cxd5
1...Bxd5? 2.Re8+ Kh7 3.Bxf5+ White wins a piece.
2.Nd4 Bf6?!
2...Nf8 was more solid