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2.fxe5 dxe5 3.Nf3?!
After 3.Nb5 exd4 Black is better, but the text practically loses a pawn.
3...Rxd3 4.Nxe5 Rdd8
Now White is unable to sustain all the exposed pawns on the fourth rank.
5.Na4?! Ra8! 6.Nxb6 Ra2 7.Nf3 Bxe4
Black is winning.
Smagin - Hoi
Copenhagen 1993
White to move
Supported by a tactical variation, White improves his rook and now threatens 2 Rd6.
1...Rxe6 2.fxe6 Qxe6
Or 2...f5 3.Re1 and the passed pawn decides – Smagin.
3.h4 Bh6 4.Qg6!
The point. Black has no defence against the attack along the b1-h7 diagonal.
4...Bg7 5.Bd3 Kg8 6.Qh7+ Kf7 7.Bg6+
Black resigned.
Kramnik - Adams
Biel Interzonal 1993
White to move
Withdrawing the queen from the exposed d4-square before taking actions on the kingside.
1...e6
1...e5?! 2.f5! White takes over on the kingside.