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Black resigned.
Xie Jun-Judit Polgar
Thessaloniki ol 1988
Black to move
Yes, the pawn can be taken en passant. Which is practically forced, as Black is threatening to capture on h3. A bishop sac on g2 is also looming. 22…Kd8 23.Qe3 is less clear (23.Qxf7? Rxh3).
23.gxf6+ Kf7
At the cost of another pawn, the king has found a safe place. All Black’s other pieces are pointing at the white king. White is utterly helpless.
24.Qe3
If 24.Ne3 Rxh3 25.gxh3 Rxh3 wins.
24…Bxg2 25.Qg5 R4h7 26.Kxg2 Rg8
And Black won.
Svetozar Gligoric-Tal Shaked
Cannes 1998
White to move
Again a well-known manoeuvre, making use of the weak c6-square.
29…Bd6 30.Bc6 Ba6?
Here the 1997 Junior World Champion slips up. He could have reached the desired better endgame with the cunning 30…Bxc6 31.Nxc6 Bf4 32.Bxf4 Nxf4 33.Nxd8 (33.Kf1 Rd7) 33…Ne2+ 34.Kf1 Nxc1 35.Nb7 Rc2.
31.Bxd5 exd5?
Another mistake, after which White obtains a typical good knight versus bad bishop and is even a pawn to the good.
31…Rxc1 32.Rxc1 exd5 33.Nc6 Rc8! 34.Bxd6 Bb7 leaves White only slightly better.
32.Nc6 Nd7 33.Bxd6 Rxd6 34.Nxa7 Rxc1?! 35.Rxc1 Re6 36.Nc6 Re2 37.b3
And Gligoric neatly converted his edge: