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Nikolic - Ivkov Sarajevo 1967 Black to move
1...Be8! Heading for g6 to seize the b1-h7 diagonal.
2.Bg4 Qb6+ 3.Kh1 Bg6 4.Qb1 Qc6 5.Qb5 Qc8 6.Ra2 Be4
The bishop is installed on a protected square. Black has no problems.
Timman - Ikonnikov
Dieren 2009
White to move
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Timman - Ikonnikov Dieren 2009 White to move
1.c4!
Clearing the long diagonal for the bishop, where there is no black counterpart.
1...Nc7 2.Qc2 Qe7 3.Be4!
In order to soften up Black's kingside.
3...h6 4.Bb2 Ne8 5.Nc1!
Heading for b3 to harass the a5-bishop.
5...Qd7 6.Bh7+ Kh8 7.Bf5 Qc7 8.Nb3
White has a clear advantage.
Scholl - Timman
Leeuwarden 1974
Black to move
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Scholl - Timman Leeuwarden 1974 Black to move
1...Bf8!
Black prepares 2...Bh6 to improve the passive bishop.
2.c3
The game continued 2.Nc1? Bh6 3.Nd3 Qc3 4.Rde2 Bd2 and White resigned.
2...Bh6 3.Rc2 a4!
Black keeps the initiative.
Hellsten - Flores Rios
Santiago 2007
White to move
Preparing 2 Bd4 in order to seize the long diagonal.