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4...Rxd5 5.Rxd5 Rc8 6.c3
Preparing Nc2-e3-d5 with a typical "good knight vs. bad bishop" scenario.
Kudrin - Cebalo
Titograd 1984
Black to move
Swapping the active bishop on h6, as a first step to a future position with good knight vs. bad bishop.
2.Bxg5 Qxg5 3.Ne3 Nc4 4.Nxc4 Bxc4 5.R1f2 Qe5 6.Kh1 Bxb3!
This exchange further emphasizes the inferiority of White's bishop.
7.cxb3 Re7 8.b4?!
Preferable was 8.Qd5 Qxd5 9.exd5 with just a slight disadvantage – Cebalo. In the game Black achieves a strong rook manoeuvre.
8...Rc4! 9.b3 Rd4 10.Qe1 d5 11.Qf1 dxe4
Having a sound extra pawn, Black won without any difficulties.
Colin - Berczes
Brno 2006
Black to move
Intending 2...Bxc3 and 3...Bb5 with favourable exchanges, after which the knight can be installed on e4, where it will clearly outshine the remaining white bishop.
2.Qg3 Kh8 3.Rxe8+ Rxe8 4.Qh4?!
4.Bg5 was better.
4...Bxc3 5.bxc3 Bb5! 6.Bxb5 Qxb5 7.Bg5 Ne4
. Mission accomplished, with a clear positional advantage. There followed
8.f6 g6 9.Qh6?! Rg8 10.Rf3 Qb1+ 11.Bc1 g5! 12.Rf1 Nxc3
and Black soon won.