In the event of 27...Qxe7 28.Rxe7, White has a decisive material advantage.
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Boris Grachev 2668 Alexander Krapivin 2491 Moscow 2010 Black to move
White has a good position in the centre, but his king is on an unpleasant diagonal, where it faces threats of checks. This is felt especially in conjunction with the position of the Bf4, which is currently cut off by the e3-pawn from the diagonal a5-e1. This circumstance could be exploited with the surprising...
The game went 15...Qb5+ 16.Kd2 Qa5 17.Ke2 Qa6+ 18.Kd2 Qa5 19.Ke2 Qa6+, with a draw by repetition.
On 17.a3, Black wins immediately with 17...Bb4+!.
If White defends the king with 17.Qd3, then after 17...Qa5+ 18.Ke2 Nxa1 19.Rxa1 Qa4, he not only loses the exchange, but also concedes the c-file, which gives Black a decisive advantage.
If White defends the king with 17.Qd3, then after 17...Qa5+ 18.Ke2 Nxa1 19.Rxa1 Qa4, he not only loses the exchange, but also concedes the c-file, which gives Black a decisive advantage.
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Viktor Bologan 2652 Vladimir Akopian 2678 Moscow match rapid 2002 Black to move
Both sides have very exposed kings, but it is Black’s move and he has a queen pointing at the white king. The rook on f3 stops a deadly check on f2, so the solution is easy to find: