For the queen, White has rook, bishop and two pawns, but Black’s biggest problem is the weakness of g7. The attack is unstoppable.
Not 26.Ke1 Qe5+, and Black wins.
Black resigned. There could follow 26...Bxe2+ 27.Ke1 (of course, not 27.Kxe2 Rfe8+ 28.Kf3 Qc6+ 29.Kg4 Qxg2+–+) 27...Qa5+ 28.b4, with inevitable mate.
Black resigned. There could follow 26...Bxe2+ 27.Ke1 (of course, not 27.Kxe2 Rfe8+ 28.Kf3 Qc6+ 29.Kg4 Qxg2+–+) 27...Qa5+ 28.b4, with inevitable mate.
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Robert Fischer Pal Benko New York ch-USA 1963 White to move
Black’s hopes are exclusively tied up with advancing the f-pawn. The following typical blockading sacrifice prevents this.
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Viktor Kortchnoi 2650 Anatoly Karpov 2660 Moscow ch-URS 1973 Black to move
The knight on d5 takes the important c3-square from the white bishop, and blockades the pawn on d4, which only disturbs White, by restricting his minor pieces.