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Kavalek – Bilek Sousse 1967 White to play How can White take advantage of Black’s piece placement?
White can force a trade of rooks with 1 Rb5! and create an outside passed pawn after 1… Rxb5 2 cxb5.
Black can try to blockade with 2 … Bd4 and 3 … Bb6. But White breaks it with 3 Ba5 and 4 b6 or 3 Ke2 and 4 Be3.
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Fischer – Reshevsky Los Angeles 1961 White to playhould With no passed or queenside pawns White’s chances seem slim. Did he draw after 1.Be4?
He could have won with 1 Rc7+! and 1 …Rf7 2 Rxf7+ Kxf7 3 Bb5! and the knight is dominated.
If 3 … Ke7 4 Kg4 Nd7, White converts to a won pawn endgame 5 Bxd7 Kxd7 6 Kh5.
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Bareev – Azmaiparashvilli Shenyang 2000 Black to play Black has more than one way to win. Which is the easiest?
The conversion 1 … Rxe4+! 2 Rxe4 Kxf6. White’s king is cut off.
He tried 3 a4 with the idea of a4-a5 and Kc4-c5-c6. But Black replied 3 … a5 4 Kc5 (4.Kb5 Rd5+! and then Rf5-+) 4...Re7!
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Timman – Spassky Hilversum 1983 Black to play White threatens to win the knight with 1 Qe7+ Kc8 2 Qe8+ or 1 f7. What can Black do?
Black created a fortress with 1 … Nxf6! and 2 Qxf6+ Kd7.
The g-pawn isn’t needed to draw. White won it after 3 Qf7+ Kc6 4 Qb3 Re5 4 Kxg4 Kd7.
There is no zugzwang because Black can shift his rook back and forth between c5 and e5. White’s king cannot cross the fifth rank. His queen cannot create a passed pawn or give itself up favorably for the rook.