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The white pawns easily promote.
Alexei Dreev 2694
Alexander Riazantsev 2714
France 2012
Black to move
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Alexei Dreev 2694 Alexander Riazantsev 2714 France 2012 Black to move
Naturally, the black knight would like to come to d5, but if it does so at once, he must reckon on the exchange on d5, creating a kingside pawn majority for White. There is also the idea of the bishop coming to g4, followed by the advance of the h-pawn. In both cases, White obtains counterplay. Therefore, Black goes in for a sacrifice, with the help of which he obtains an excellent post for his knight on d5, whilst also devaluing the white kingside pawn structure.
21...Rxf3! 22.gxf3 Nd5 23.h4 Rf8
Black will transfer his rook to f5, from where it both defends and attacks.
24.h5 gxh5 25.Kg2 b5 26.Rh1 Rf5 27.f4 Bf8 28.Rhd1 c6
The Bg3 is terrible, and Black’s position is winning.
29.a4 a6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Ra1 Qe7 32.Ra8 Qb7 33.Rd8 Kg7 34.Qe4 Be7 35.Re8 Kf7 36.Rh8 Kg7 37.Re8 Kf7 38.Rh8 Bf8 39.Rxh7+ Bg7 40.Qf3 c5 41.Rd1 Kg8 42.Rxg7+ Kxg7 43.Kh2 Qf7 44.Qg2 Kh7 45.Ra1 h4 46.Bxh4 Rh5 47.Qe4+ Qg6 48.Ra7+ Kh6 49.Qxg6+ Kxg6 50.Kg3 Nxc3 51.Re7 Ne2+ 52.Kg4 Rxh4+ 53.Kxh4 Nd4 54.Rc7 c3 55.Rxc5 c2
White resigned.
Herman Pilnik
Efim Geller
Gothenburg izt 1955
Black to move
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Herman Pilnik Efim Geller Gothenburg izt 1955 Black to move
With the help of a typical positional pawn sacrifice, Black obtains a magnificent outpost in the centre, whilst the white bishop on c2, being so badly restricted, is very bad.
22...e4! 23.Bxf6
No better was 23.fxe4 Bxc3 24.bxc3 f4.
23...Qxf6 24.fxe4 f4 25.Rf2 Ne5 26.Rdf1 Qh4 27.Bd1 Rf7
Under the cover of the Ne5, Black quietly prepares a decisive attack. White has nothing with which to oppose it.
28.Qc2 g5 29.Qc3 Raf8 30.h3 h5 31.Be2
White is suffering, so he might as well have something to suffer for! More practical chances were offered by 31.Bxa4, although after 31...g4 (Black also has a dangerous attack after 31...f3) 32.Bd1 Kh7!, with the threat of 33...f3, Black should win in any case.
31...g4 32.Rxf4 Rxf4 33.Rxf4 Rxf4 34.g3 Nf3+ 35.Kf2 Qxh3 36.gxf4 g3+ 37.Kxf3 g2+ 38.Kf2 Qh2 0-1
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow Wch match 1960
White to move