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4.Ba3?! h5!
A strong blow on the theme of deflection, which lets Black land a knight on f3.
5.Qxh5 Nfxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Bd6 Rf5!
Before taking the pawn it makes sense to mobilize the major pieces for an attack.
8.Qh3 Nxf3+ 9.Kg2 Qf7! 10.Rac1 Rh5! 11.Qxf3 Rxh2+ 12.Kxh2 Qxf3 13.Rc2 Kh7! 14.Rg1 Rh8
White resigned.
Petrosian - Psakhis
Las Palmas 1982
White to move
Preparing a4-a5 with a majority attack on Black's vulnerable queenside.
1...Bg7
1...a5?! 2.Ndb5 Be7 3.Bh6 , preparing Rd2 and Rad1, Black is in big trouble.
2.a5 0-0
2...bxa5 3.Nb3! , followed by Nxa5 – Petrosian.
3.axb6 Nxb6 4.Nb3!
In order to exploit the new weakness on a5.
4...Ra7 5.Bf4 e5 6.Be3 Bc8 7.Na5 Ra8 8.Qd3 Be6 9.b3
White later realized his positional advantage.
Portisch - Andersson
Milan 1975
Black to move
Softening up White's pawn majority and freeing the d5-square for the knight.