29...Kf8 30.Bd5 e2 31.Qf2 Bd4 32.Qxe2 Nxd5 33.Ra8+ Kg7 34.Qf3 Kh6 35.R1a7 Qf4
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Paul Keres Conel Alexander Hastings 1954 White to move
White has the advantage, but the tactical solution is rather unusual.
Lightning from a clear sky.
More complicated but possible was 17.Qxa7!? Nc6 18.Qa8+ Nb8 19.a4! Bd6 20.a5 Qc6 (20...Bxg3 21.a6 c6 22.Bf5+–) 21.Bh4! Ne4 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.a6 b6 24.Qxc6 Nxc6 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Rxe4, with the advantage in the endgame; But nothing was achieved by 17.Bb5 c6 18.Qxa7 cxb5∞.
More complicated but possible was 17.Qxa7!? Nc6 18.Qa8+ Nb8 19.a4! Bd6 20.a5 Qc6 (20...Bxg3 21.a6 c6 22.Bf5+–) 21.Bh4! Ne4 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.a6 b6 24.Qxc6 Nxc6 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Rxe4, with the advantage in the endgame; But nothing was achieved by 17.Bb5 c6 18.Qxa7 cxb5∞.
Losing at once. But even after the strongest continuation, White keeps extra material:
A) 18...Qd7 19.Qxa7 Qd6 (19...Qe8 20.Rae1 Ne4 21.Qa8+ Kd7 22.Qxb7 Nd6 23.Qxd5+–) 20.Rae1 Bf8 (20...Qa6 21.Qxa6 bxa6 22.Rxe7+–) 21.Rf5 Qc6 22.Bh4 Bg7 23.Re7 b6 24.Bxf6 Rde8 25.h4±;
B) 18...Qg6 19.Rxe7 Rd7 20.Rxd7 Nxd7 21.Qxa7±.
A) 18...Qd7 19.Qxa7 Qd6 (19...Qe8 20.Rae1 Ne4 21.Qa8+ Kd7 22.Qxb7 Nd6 23.Qxd5+–) 20.Rae1 Bf8 (20...Qa6 21.Qxa6 bxa6 22.Rxe7+–) 21.Rf5 Qc6 22.Bh4 Bg7 23.Re7 b6 24.Bxf6 Rde8 25.h4±;
B) 18...Qg6 19.Rxe7 Rd7 20.Rxd7 Nxd7 21.Qxa7±.
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Konstantin Sakaev 2665 Denis Yevseev 2580 St Petersburg 2004 White to move
If we exchange the Bf7, Black recaptures with the rook. The diagonal remains partly closed, and White cannot exploit it. Therefore, White carries out the exchange on another square, exploiting a tactical motif:
First, White lured the enemy queen onto the desired diagonal, and now he deflects her from it.
The white knight quietly returns to the centre, and the e-pawn, supported by its pieces, proves decisive.
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Pavel Eljanov 2683 Peter Leko 2728 Saratov 2011 White to move
The black king is in danger. The f7-square looks inadequately defended, and the set-up Qh7-h8 and Bb1-h7 is crying out to be played. However, the Nf5 prevents this, and after the straightforward 27.Qh8, there follows the simple 27...g7-g6. A nice tactic comes to the rescue:
In the game, White did not find this move, and after 27.Rd1 Qc6 28.Qxg8+ Kxg8 29.Ne7+ Kf8 30.Nxc6 Rxc6 Black managed to save this difficult endgame.