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20.Nxe7 Ngxe7 -/+
And remember! ...dxc3 followed by ...b4 is strong in these positions to secure the d4-square!
Francisco Vallejo Pons
Bassem Amin
Olympiad 2022
White to move
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Francisco Vallejo Pons Bassem Amin Olympiad 2022 White to move
Black intends to play ...b5 or ...Na4. How to proceed?
14.Rb1!
Threatening b4.
14...Na4 15.Bd3 Rfc8 16.Nge2
Finishing development.
16...Qd8 17.Qd2 Nxc3 18.Nxc3 a6 19.g4 +/-
Vallejo keeps winning space and choking his opponent's pieces. Next, White will connect the rooks and then double them on the c-file with O-O, Rfc1, Rc2, and Rbc1.
Miguel Najdorf
Robert James Fischer
Piatigorsky-Cup 1966
White to move
This is the key! Using the fact that Black did not complete development, Black cannot protect the pawn and is forced to push it. Therefore White manages to create a weak square on c4 which is extremely tasty for a knight. Note that this works because taking on e4 will favor White thanks to tactics.
1...b4
Another important moment. Where to go with the knight?
2.Nd1!
Now we have won the c4-square for one of the knights, which will put pressure on d6 in combination with the g3-bishop. You have two knights: one is going to f5 and the other to c4. That is why Nd1 is stronger!
2...Ne5
2...Nxe4 3.Bd3 f5 4.Bxe4 fxe4 5.Rxe4 Ne5 6.Ne3
Finally a knight is arriving to c4 (Ndc4) and the black pawn on d6 will suffer a lot. The black king is also very exposed. Decisive advantage!
3.Ne3 Ng6 4.Nec4 Nf4 5.Bxf4 gxf4 6.e5!