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Provoking e3-e4 in order to soften up the f4-square.
2.e4 Qc6 3.Ra3 Rfd8 4.Bg5 h6! 5.Be3
5.Bxf6 gxf6 6.Kh1 Ng6 7.Rg1 Kh7 with a slight advantage – Sax.
5...Ng6 6.c4 Nh5!
Black starts working on the f4 weakness.
7.c5 bxc5 8.bxc5 Rab8 9.Bc4 Nhf4 10.Qa2 Qc7! 11.Qa1 Qe7
Heading for g5 or h4, with an initiative.
Romanishin - Suba
Moscow 1986
White to move
Before taking on e6 White provokes ...g7-g6 to soften up the opponent's dark squares.
1...g6
1...Ng6 2.Rg5!? preparing h4-h5 is one of several possibilities.
2.Bf4 Ned7 3.Bxe6 Rxc5 4.Be3!
Enabling a future Bd4.
4...Rc6 5.Bh3 Re8 6.Rd1 Rc2 7.h5!
Some surprising dynamics that helps to activate the rook on g1.
7...Rxb2 8.hxg6 hxg6 9.Rxg6 Rxa2 10.Kf1 Rh8 11.Bg2 Ke7 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.Rxd5
Thanks to his strong bishop White is better.
Dreev - Ye Jiangchuan
Dubai (rapid) 2002
Black to move
By the threat of 2...Bd3 Black provokes c3-c4, which will soften up the d4 and b4 squares for his pieces.