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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:
37…Rb2 38.Rc3 Be2 39.Nb4 Bd1 40.Nxd5 Bxb3 41.Nxb6 Ba2 42.Rc6 Rb5 43.a4 Ra5 44.Rc5
1-0
Vladimir Malaniuk-Artur Arustamian
Moscow 2011
White to move
A queenless IQP position. Who is better?
White maintains an initiative. This endgame from the Queen’s Gambit Accepted proves surprisingly uncomfortable for Black. Also without queens White has more than sufficient activity!
13…Bxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.e6 fxe6 16.Rxe6!