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).

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.

If 24.Ne3 Rxh3 25.gxh3 Rxh3 wins.

And Black won.

Again a well-known manoeuvre, making use of the weak c6-square.

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.

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.

And Gligoric neatly converted his edge: