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2.b4 Bd3! 3.Qb3 c4 , fixing a weakness on c3 and transforming the bishop into a giant.
2...Bb7 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Qd2 Nb4
Now that the plan with ...Nc6-d4 isn't feasible, Black directs his attention to the e4-pawn.
5.Bc2 Nxc2 6.Qxc2 Qc6! 7.Nd2 f5 8.f3 e6 9.Qd3 Qc7
Preparing ...Bc6 and ...Qb7, with a slight but enduring advantage thanks to the bishop pair and the superior pawn structure.
Mestel - Balashov
Moscow 1977
Black to move
By provoking c2-c3 Black leaves the enemy knight without its desired destiny.
2.c3 Nf6 3.Re1 Bc4 4.Bg5?
Too materialistic.
White should have returned the pawn by 4.b3 Bxe2 5.Rxe2 Qxc3 just yields Black a minimal edge.
4...Ng4! 5.hxg4 Bxg5
Now the active bishop pair more than compensates for the pawn, whereas White keeps having a problem with his misplaced knight.
Gershon - Maryasin
Israeli Team Championship 2002
White to move
This attack on the knight forces a minor concession from the opponent.
1...f5
Accepting some minor weaknesses on e6 and e5.
2.Rcc1 Ke7 3.Nc3 Nc5 4.Bc2 Bc8 5.Nd4! Rd6?!
5...Nxd4 6.exd4 Nd7 7.d5 Nf6 8.Bb3 Kf7 would be better.
6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.b4! Nd7 8.e4! f4 9.b5! Rd6 10.Rxd6 Kxd6 11.e5+!