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With three strong central pawns for the piece Nakamura soon prevailed.
19…0-0 20.Rg1 Qc7 21.Bc4 Ba6 22.d6 Bxd6 23.Qxg6+ Kh8 24.Qxh6+ Nh7 25.Ng5 Ndf6 26.Rdf1
Black resigned.
Ildar Khairullin-Igor Lysyj
Chita ch-RUS 2015
As …Qxc5 runs into Rbc1, Black seems to be forced to take on d6. Or can you spot a way out?
This position had already occurred a couple of times in practice. White did not manage to win a single one of these games, and indeed Black appears to have a safe fortress. Obviously White will not be able to create a passed pawn on the queenside. Without that, making progress on the kingside turns out to be impossible.
Ognjen Cvitan-Jure Skoberne
Slovenia 2014
What should Black play?
Looking a little further, it will help if you start searching for ways to keep the h4-knight off-side.
30.Rxc2 Nxc2 31.Qxc2 Qd8 32.Bg3 a3!?
After the text move, the rook and passed pawn turn out to be a dangerous couple in exchange for the two pieces, which is not so strange especially if you consider the knight on h4 – another reason not to go for this knight immediately.
33.Bd3 Rb2 34.Qc3 Qa5 35.Qc6 Qa4 36.Qxa4 Rxa4 37.f4 a2 38.Be1 Ra3
White resigned.
Mikhail Golubev-Vlad Victor Barnaure
Bucharest 2006
White quietly proceeded with 16.Qd2. Should Black complete his development with 16…Rad8?
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Mikhail Golubev-Vlad Victor Barnaure Bucharest 2006 White quietly proceeded with 16.Qd2. Should Black complete his development with 16…Rad8?
No! With his last move White set a disguised trap, protecting the g5-bishop and taking control of the a5-square. Have you got the clue? Look what happened in the game:
16…b5? 17.Nh4!
Caught by surprise!
17…Qe6 18.Rxe6 Bxe6 19.cxb5 cxb5 20.d5 Bd7 21.Nf3
Black resigned.
Vasily Smyslov-Iosif Rudakovsky
Moscow ch-URS 1945
The best move for White?