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Initiating an attack on b7 before Black manages to castle and connect his rooks.
1...Be7
1...Bc5? 2.Bxc5 Qxc5 3.Qxb7 White wins a healthy pawn.
2.Rc1! Qd7 3.Rxc8+ Qxc8 4.Rc1 Qd7
The desired ...0-0 is just one move away; however...
5.Qa8+! Bd8 6.Rc8 Kf7
6...0-0? 7.Bc5! Re8 8.Bb6 White wins material.
7.Bb6! Bxb6 8.Rxh8 Kg6 9.Qe8+! Qxe8 10.Rxe8
With a winning endgame.
Alatortsev - Boleslavsky
Moscow 1950
Black to move
Attacking White at his most vulnerable point, g2.
2.g3
2.0-0? Bh3 Black wins material.
2...Rae8 3.0-0 Bh3! 4.f4
The rook couldn't move, e.g. 4.Rfe1 Rxf2! 5.Kxf2 Qe3#
4...Bxf1!
A strong sacrifice that will leave the enemy king in trouble on the light squares.
5.fxg5 Rxe2 6.Qc3 Bg2!
Seizing the long diagonal in order to enhance the attack.