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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?
After 17…Qxc2, White not only has great positional compensation for the pawn, but he can also win material straight away: 18.Rf2 Qc5 19.Rc1 Qd4 20.Nc7.
18.c3
And Smyslov used his great knight on d5 to launch a decisive attack on the kingside:
18…b5 19.b3 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 Rc8 21.Rf3 Kh8 22.f6 gxf6 23.Qh4 Rg8 24.Nxf6 Rg7 25.Rg3 Bxf6 26.Qxf6 Rcg8 27.Rd1 d5 28.Rxg7
Black resigned.
Jiri Stocek-Ashot Anastasian
Antalya 2004
White to move
Taking up a strong central position a la Botvinnik. At the same time, now b6 is under attack and the d-file is closed, avoiding any rook exchanges.
24.Rbd2 Nf6 25.Rd3 Rd6 26.e4
Now, White can manoeuvre at his leisure. He increased his space advantage and obtained a clear advantage when Black lost patience and took on d5.
Alexander Stripunsky-Aleksandr Shimanov
Philadelphia 2018
How would you judge the position after 25…Nd4+ 26.Bxd4 Bxd4 ?
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Alexander Stripunsky-Aleksandr Shimanov Philadelphia 2018 How would you judge the position after 25…Nd4+ 26.Bxd4 Bxd4 ?
Black is clearly better: he has the attack with opposite-coloured bishops, with White’s king in the middle (not able to run away via g1). White’s bishop is almost a mere pawn, while Black’s is a superb Botvinnik bishop
25…Nd4+ 26.Bxd4 Bxd4 27.Rd3 Qxg3 28.Kf1 Rd6 29.Rh3 Qf4 30.Ke2 Rb6 31.Rb3
If 31.b3 a4, also with tremendous pressure.
31…Rxb3 32.Qxb3 Qc1
Perhaps you would not think so right away, but Black is winning!