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Black has a decisive advantage.
Lautier - Ponomariov
Enghien les Bains 1999
White to move
Softening up the g6-pawn (and the black kingside as a whole) for a later attack.
1...h5 2.a5 Qc7 3.Ne2!
Heading for f4 in order to attack the weak points at g6 and e6.
3...bxa5 4.Nf4 Rb4 5.Re1!
A new piece joins the attack.
5...Qf7 6.Re6! Rxc4 7.Rb7! Qxb7 8.Rxe8+ Kh7 9.Re7 Qb1 10.Kh2 Rxc2 11.Qe3! Qb2 12.Qe6
Black resigned.
Leko - Lputian
Ljubljana 1995
Black to move
Softening up the f5-square for the knight.
2.gxh5
2.h3?! Ra3! 3.Bc3 hxg4 4.hxg4 Ng6 Black is clearly better – Lputian. In effect White has to look out for both 5...Nxf4 and 5...Qh4.
2...Nxd4 3.Bxd4 Nf5 4.c3 Ra4!
Preparing ...Qa8 in order to enter on the a-file.
5.Bd1 Ra6 6.Qb2 Qa8 7.Qd2 Ra2 8.Rb2 Ra1 9.Kg2 Qa3 10.Bg4 Nxd4 11.cxd4 Bb5! 12.Be2 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qxc3
Despite the minus pawn Black enjoys a clear initiative and went on to win.
Sveshnikov - Palatnik
Belgrade 1988
White to move