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The departure of White's bishop has left him vulnerable on the dark squares.
4.bxc4 Rc8!
Increasing the pressure on the c-file.
5.cxb5 Bd4 6.Rc1 Qa5! 7.Rf3 axb5
Black has a clear initiative.
Sokolov - Ivanchuk
Wijk aan Zee 2006
Black to move
By means of a minor tactical resource, Black manages to improve his badly placed knight.
2.Qb3
2.axb4?! cxb4 3.Nb5 b3+ Black wins.
2...Nc6 3.0-0 Rad8 4.Ne4 h6 5.Qe3 Ne5!
After an unusual manoeuvre the knight has become a great piece.
6.Nxe5 Qxe5 7.Rxd8 Rxd8 8.Nxf6
The only way of escaping from the pin.
8...Qxe3 9.fxe3 Ba6 10.Ng4 Rd2
Black has the initiative.
Gordon - Donaldson
Bermuda 1995
Black to move
Preparing a little trick that will alter the position in Black's favour.
2.Ba2?!