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Deflecting the bishop.
6...Ba6 7.Nxg6! Kh7
7...Qxg6 8.Qc8! Qf6 9.Re8+ +-
8.Ne5 Re6 9.Qd5 Re7 10.h3 b6 11.Qe4+ Kg8 12.Ng4!
Black resigned.
Ivanchuk - Tiviakov
Benidorm (rapid) 2008
White to move
A rook sacrifice that produces a dangerous passed pawn.
2...Nf6 3.f3! R3c5?!
3...Bd7 4.a7 R3c5 was preferable, although after 4.b4 Qxa7 5.bxc5 dxc5 6.Qf2 White's advantage is practically decisive – Golubev.
4.Rxc5! Rxc5 5.b4!
Recovering the rook with a decisive advantage thanks to the passed pawn.
5...Qa3 6.bxc5 dxc5 7.Bh6! Nd7 8.Bb5
Black resigned.
Botvinnik - Lilienthal
Moscow 1936
Black to move
This helps White to create a strong passed pawn on the a-file. The prophylactic 1...Rec8 was better.
2.cxb5 axb5 3.Rdc1!
Simple but strong. Now that 3...Rec8 fails tactically, White wins the battle for the c-file.
3...Rxc3 4.Rxc3 bxa4 5.Rc7! Qb5 6.bxa4 Qe2+ 7.Qf2 Qxf2+ 8.Kxf2