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3...f3!
In the same spirit as two moves ago, before White arranges a blockade by Bg2-f3.
4.Bxf3 Qxg4
Thanks to the double threat at f3 and g1, Black wins material.
5.Nf6+ Rxf6 6.Qe8+ Kh7 7.Qe7+ Qg7 8.Qxg7+ Kxg7
Tal later converted his extra exchange into victory.
Slavov - Chatalbashev
Bulgarian Team Championship 2003
White to move
Finishing off Black's idea of ...Nd7-c5 with a blockade.
1...bxc5
White is also better after 1...Nd7 2.cxb6 cxb6 3.Bb5!
2.Rc1 Nd7
2...Bxf3 3.Rxf3! , keeping the Be2-b5 resource.
3.Bb5!
Thus White recovers the pawn and also gets rid of his "bad" bishop.
3...Re7 4.Bxd7 Bxd7 5.Rxc5
Preparing Nd2-c4 with some advantage thanks to the superior pawn structure.
Short - Ni Hua
Beijing (rapid) 2003
Black to move
A strong pawn sacrifice, which creates a passed pawn on the f-file and enables a blockade on e5.