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5.c5 Bb3 6.Nb6 Nxb6 7.axb6 a5 White ends up with a bad pawn structure.
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5...b5 6.Nb2 Nb6 7.cxb5 axb5
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The c-pawn is gone, but the c4-square remains weak.
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8.Qd1 d5 9.a4 Nc4! 10.Nxc4 dxc4
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At first sight this passed pawn doesn't seem too powerful, but it will soon be.
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11.a5 Bf8 12.a6 f6 13.f4 c5!
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Fighting against the blockade on c3. The game continued:
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14.Rxd8 Qxd8 15.Qe1 Qb6 16.fxe5 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Rxa6
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Black has a decisive advantage.
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Hellsten - Hjartarson
Malmo 1995
White to move
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Hellsten - Hjartarson Malmo 1995 White to move
1.Rxc5!
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A strong exchange sacrifice that ruins the black pawn structure.
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1...dxc5
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1...Qxc5? 2.Qxc5 dxc5 3.Bxe5 White regains the material with interest.
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2.h4!
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Just in time, before Black plays ...f7-f6.
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2...gxh4 3.Bxh4 Ne8 4.Qxh6 Rb6 5.Qe3 Rg6 6.Nc4 f6 7.Bf2 Rc8 8.Ra1! Rg7
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8...Nd6 9.Nxd6 Qxd6 10.Rxa7 +/-
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9.Ra5! Qd7 10.Rxc5 Rb8 11.Nd2!
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Preventing Rb1+ and preparing 12 Ra5 with an attack on the a7-pawn. The latter also enables a future c4-c5 with a huge advantage.