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With a decisive advantage.
Anand - Kasparov
Geneva (rapid) 1996
Black to move
Preparing ...Qe8-a8 in order to seize the long diagonal.
2.a3 Qa8 3.Be3 Nd3
Thanks to the mating motif the knight doesn't need to retreat.
4.Rc2 b4! 5.Na2
5.Qxd3 Rxc3! , again exploiting the mating motif.
5...Nc5 6.Qe2 bxa3 7.b4 Ba4! 8.bxc5 Bxc2 9.Nxc2 Bxc5
Black has a clear initiative.
Sokolov - Kasparov
Wijk aan Zee 1999
White to move
A decisive queen transfer with two concrete ideas: 2 R(Q)h3 with mating motifs, and 2 Qg2, creating deadly threats at g7 and g8.
1...Qe6 2.Qg2
After 2...Qg2 , due to the double threat of 3.Rg8+ and 3.Rh3! Qxh3 4.Qg7# Black resigned.
Winter - Alekhine
Nottingham 1936
Black to move
Preparing 2...Qe8 to step up the pressure on the open file.
2.Kd1 Qe8 3.Qf3 Na5!
With ideas like ...Nc4 and ...Qa4+.