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5...b5 6.Nb2 Nb6 7.cxb5 axb5
The c-pawn is gone, but the c4-square remains weak.
8.Qd1 d5 9.a4 Nc4! 10.Nxc4 dxc4
At first sight this passed pawn doesn't seem too powerful, but it will soon be.
11.a5 Bf8 12.a6 f6 13.f4 c5!
Fighting against the blockade on c3. The game continued:
14.Rxd8 Qxd8 15.Qe1 Qb6 16.fxe5 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Rxa6
Black has a decisive advantage.
Hellsten - Hjartarson
Malmo 1995
White to move
A strong exchange sacrifice that ruins the black pawn structure.
1...dxc5
1...Qxc5? 2.Qxc5 dxc5 3.Bxe5 White regains the material with interest.
2.h4!
Just in time, before Black plays ...f7-f6.
2...gxh4 3.Bxh4 Ne8 4.Qxh6 Rb6 5.Qe3 Rg6 6.Nc4 f6 7.Bf2 Rc8 8.Ra1! Rg7
8...Nd6 9.Nxd6 Qxd6 10.Rxa7 +/-
9.Ra5! Qd7 10.Rxc5 Rb8 11.Nd2!
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.
Adams - Karpov
Las Palmas 1994
Black to move