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35...Kh7 36.fxe6
Black resigned, since after 36...fxe6 37.Rxb5 Rxa3 38.Rh5+, he will lose a bishop.
Ray Robson 2596
Andrei Stukopin 2460
Moscow 2012
White to move
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Ray Robson 2596 Andrei Stukopin 2460 Moscow 2012 White to move
Black thought his knight on h5, which is heading for f4, was safe. If White plays...
19.Nxe5
then
19...dxe5
and after taking the knight on h5, the white pawn on d4 hangs. However, White has the zwischenzug.
20.d5!
The Nh5 still hangs, whilst there is now a threat of 21.d6. White has a healthy extra pawn, and went on to win.
Andrei Volokitin 2686
Hedinn Steingrimsson 2562
Germany Bundesliga 2011
White to move
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Andrei Volokitin 2686 Hedinn Steingrimsson 2562 Germany Bundesliga 2011 White to move
Losing the Bd8, which is X-rayed down the d-file by the white rook, would obviously be catastrophic for Black, because he would be unable to get out his queenside pieces. The only question is where the white knight should go, and the answer is easy to find:
25.Nb6!
On 25.b4, there would follow 25...b6, and there is nothing decisive.
Also not very effective is 25.Kf4 Re8 26.Nxe4 b6 – the black bishop comes out to d7, and Black can defend.
25...Kxb6 26.Rxd8 Ka7 27.Nd5 c6 28.Kf4 cxd5 29.Kxe5 d4 30.g5 e3 31.f6 gxf6+ 32.gxf6 1-0
Dragan Ilic 2395
Michal Krasenkow 2535
Wattens 1990
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