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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!
33.Qd3 Kh8 34.a4 Qxb2+ 35.Qd2 Qb3 36.Qg5 Qc2+ 37.Ke1 Bc3+ 0-1
Baadur Jobava-Parham Maghsoodloo
Bandar-e Anzali 2017
Black to move
White has just won a pawn (on e5). How would you judge his chances?
31…Bh3 32.Bg2
32.Rdd1 is met by 32…Qa3, attacking both the most backward of the doubled pawns as well as the a2-pawn.
32…Re8 33.Qg5 Bxg2
White’s bad bishop was a good defender.
34.Kxg2 Rxe4
Material is equal again, but the pawn structure still favours Black.
35.Rc1 Qd6 36.Kg1 Nd5 37.Rcd1 Re5 0-1
Dimitri Reinderman-Sipke Ernst
Amsterdam ch-NED 2012
Black to move
Black is two pawns down and has just repeated moves with 24…Qb1+ 25.Nc1 Qg6 26.Ne2. Should he indeed be satisfied with a draw?
No! White’s king is in the middle, and in big trouble, because castling is impossible in view of mate on g2. Black brings on his reserves.
27.Rxc8 Rxc8
Without the rook on c7, White’s position clearly looks weaker, and in fact he is just lost. His king is vulnerable and lingering, and the h1-rook is out of play. Black avoided one more pitfall: