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Bronstein - Botvinnik
World Championship Moscow 1951
Black to move
Eliminating the strong knight on f4 and preparing 2...Bh5, to simplify into an ending with a good knight vs. a bad bishop.
2.exf4 Bh5! 3.Qa3
3.Bg2 , declining the bishop exchange, then 3...Qa8 , preparing ...Qa2 and ...Ra8-a3 with strong pressure.
3...Bxf3 4.Rxf3 Rg7
Mission accomplished; the knight clearly outshines the bishop.
5.Kg2 Qd8 6.Kf1 Qf6 7.Rd3 h5!
By the threat ...h5-h4, Black provokes a new weakness.
8.h4 Rg8 9.Rd1 Qg7 10.Qf3 Kh6 11.Kg2 Ra8!
With 12...Ra2+ coming up, Black is clearly better.
Berkes - Ducic
Bosnian Team Championship 2002
White to move
Initiating favourable exchanges in order to install an eternal knight on e5.
1...Qxd7?!
Preferable was 1...Bxd7 2.Ne5 Nf6! , followed by ...Be8 and ...Nd7 to challenge the white knight, although 3.Qc3 preparing b3-b4 keeps some advantage.
2.Ne5 Qe7 3.Bxe4!
Swapping the last piece capable of challenging White's knight.
3...fxe4 4.c5
From now on White is better on the whole board, thanks to his powerful knight.