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Heading for a7 in order to seize the g1-a7 diagonal, where there is no opposing white bishop.
2.Rf2 Qa7 3.Nd5 Nxd5 4.exd5
Or 4.cxd5 Ne5 5.Qd2 f5! with counterplay
4...Nb4 5.Bf1 Re3! 6.a5 Rae8 7.Nd4 Re1! 8.Qxe1 Rxe1 9.Rxe1 Qxd4
Black is completely winning.
Kovacevic - Seirawan
Wijk aan Zee 1980
Black to move
Preparing 2...Rh8 to fight for the h-file.
2.Nbd2 Rh8 3.Rg1
3.Rxh8 Qxh8 and the queen takes command of both the h-file and the a1-h8 diagonal.
3...Kc7 4.Rb1 Rh3! 5.b3 Qh8!
Now Black enjoys a pleasant initiative.
Averbakh - Panno
Buenos Aires 1954
White to move
With the centre safely blocked, this is the simplest way of securing the king and connecting the major pieces.
1...Rg7 2.Rh4! Nd7 3.hxg6 hxg6 4.Qh1
Thanks to his clever first move White can transfer the queen immediately into the attack.
4...Be7 5.Rh8+ Kf7 6.Qh6 Nf8 7.Rh1 Rb8
Black had run out of sensible moves, and now there follows a decisive blow.