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6...Nd3 7.Bxf6 Nf4! 8.Qe3 Nxh3+ 9.gxh3 Bxf6 10.Nxe4 Kg7
Black later realized his material advantage.
Howell - Epishin
Lake George 2005
White to move
An unexpected advance that drastically alters the balance of the position.
1...cxd4
1...b6 2.Ba4! White is soon able to land a knight on c6
1...cxb4 2.axb4 Bxb4? 3.Qxf6 Bxc3 4.Ng4 h5 5.Nh6+ Kh7 6.Bxg6+ with a decisive attack.
2.exd4 Nd7 3.Nxd7 Bxd7 4.Qe3
White has emerged with a mobile pawn majority on the queenside.
4...Rde8 5.c5! f5
Weakening the a2-g8 diagonal, but it was not easy to find a constructive plan.
6.d5! exd5 7.Nxd5 Bd8 8.Qd4 Be6 9.Ba4 Bf7 10.Bxe8 Rxe8 11.Nf6+ Bxf6 12.Qxf6
White later realized his material advantage.
Zakharevich - Guliev
St. Petersburg 1997
White to move
This exchange sacrifice completely changes the logic of the position. Now the threat is 2 Bf4.
1...Bxd4 2.cxd4 Na6?!
This lets the white knight occupy the newly created post on e5.
2...Nd7 3.Bxh6 Re8 was preferable, when 4.Bd3 Nb6 5.Ne5 Nxd5 6.Be4 keeps a clear initiative.
3.Ne5! Rd8 4.Qd2! Qf8 5.Bc4