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8.Nd2 Qd3 9.Nf1 Rc2! 10.Rg2
10.Rxc2 Qxc2+ 11.Kh1 Qe4+! with similar consequences.
10...Rxg2+ 11.Kxg2 Qe4+! 12.Kh2 Bg1+
White resigned.
Potkin - Kolotilin
Russian Team Championship 2003
White to move
Intending Rh3 with attacking prospects, as well as Rd3 to increase the pressure towards d6.
1...Ne7 2.Rh3 Ng8
By a sensible knight manoeuvre Black managed to parry the Qh6+ threat, as well as any sacrifice with Nf5+. However, the knight is now passive on g8.
3.Rg3 Kh8 4.b3 Rbd8 5.Rd3!
White reverts to his main target, the d6-pawn, now that the black knight is no longer defending it.
5...Qb6 6.h3 Kg7 7.Nc2 d5 8.Ne3!
Before taking the pawn Potkin improves his knight.
8...Ne7 9.Ng4 Ng8 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Rxd5 Rxd5 13.Qxd5 h5 14.Ne3
With a sound extra pawn and safer king, White is practically winning.
Avrukh - Sargissian
German League 2007
White to move
Exploiting the entry square at d6 in order to seize the open file.
1...Bd4
1...e5 2.Qd2 a5 3.Rd1 with strong pressure.