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Kushnir - Gaprindashvili
Riga 1972
White to move
Opening a new front on the queenside in order to exhaust the defence.
1...axb5
1...Bxb5 2.c6! Bxc6 3.Rxc6 bxc6 4.d7 , winning a piece and the game.
2.c6! bxc6 3.Ra3!
Now the threat of 4 Ra7 puts an end to Black's resistance.
3...Ra8 4.Rxa8 Qxa8 5.Bd8!
Exploiting the temporary absence of the black queen, White creates a mating net. In view of 6 Qf6+, Black resigned.
Morozevich - Petrushin
Krasnodar 1997
White to move
Intending b4-b5 to open a new front on the queenside.
1...Qd8?!
1...a6 seems preferable, avoiding a weakness on a7, although after 2.a4 Rd6 3.b5 a5 4.Bg4 Rf7 5.Rc1! Bd7 6.Qa3! Qe7 7.Rc7 White keeps strong pressure.
2.b5 Rd6 3.Bg4 Rf6 4.Qa3! Rf7 5.Bxe6 Bxe6 6.Rxe6 Rxe6 7.Rxe6 Qd7 8.Qe3! Qxb5 9.Qe5+ Kh6 10.g4!
In view of the mating net, Black resigned.
Tregubov - Motylev
St. Petersburg 1998
White to move
Preparing h4-h5 with a new kingside front.
1...h5 2.Bg5 Qd7 3.Kh2! f6