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Akiba Rubinstein Richard Teichmann Vienna 1908 White to move
For a successful attack, White needs to open lines on the kingside. For the sake of this, he sacrifices a bishop:
18.Bxh7+!!
Not only attractive, but effective. 18.g6 would keep a strong initiative, but allows Black, after 18...h6, or 18...fxg6 19.hxg6 h6, to somewhat fortify the approaches to his king.
18...Kxh7 19.g6+ Kg8
19...fxg6 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Ng5++–.
20.Nxe4 dxe4
20...Qxe4 21.gxf7+ Kxf7 22.Ng5++–.
21.h6! f6
Other moves also lose:
A) 21...exf3 22.gxf7+ Qxf7 23.hxg7!;
B) 21...fxg6 22.Nh4! g5 23.h7+ Kf7 24.Nf5 Qe6 25.Rxg5 g6 26.Rh6+–;
C) 21...f5 22.Qxc4+ Qe6 23.Qxe6+ Rxe6 24.Ng5 Rf6 25.Nf7 gxh6 26.Rxh6+–.
22.hxg7 exf3 23.Rh8+ Kxg7 24.Rh7+ Kg8 25.Qf5! c3 26.Rxe7
Black resigned.
Alexander Kotov
Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow 1947
Black to move