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2 …Ne4 (2 … g6? 3 Rxe7! Nxe7 4 Rxf6 +-) 3 Nxe4 dxe4 4 Qxe4 g6 5Qh4 +-
Tal – Gligoric
Portoroz 1958
Black to play
Do any sacrifices come to mind? How should White respond?
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Tal – Gligoric Portoroz 1958 Black to play Do any sacrifices come to mind? How should White respond?
Black got play with 1 … Nf4!. White can’t accept the pawn because 2 Nxf4 exf4 threatens … Bxc3 (and 3 Kb2? Na4+! 4 bxa4? Qb4+ is death).
2 h5! Nxh5
2 … gxh5 would allow 3 Bxf4! exf4 4 Rhg1! and Rxg7+ with an attack.
3 Nf2 Nf4 4 Ng4
Threatening Nf6+. A fighting draw followed:
4 … Nd7 5 Qh2 Nh5 6 Ne2 Rxc1+ 7 Bxc1 Qb5=
Chandler – Ward
Redbus 2002
White to play
How can White draw?
Instead, he should have played: 1.Kd2! Rh3 2.h7 with an easy draw.
1...Ke1 2.Ra8 Rh3+ 0-1
Nikolic - Ivkov
Sarajevo 1967
Black to move
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Nikolic - Ivkov Sarajevo 1967 Black to move
1...Be8! Heading for g6 to seize the b1-h7 diagonal.
2.Bg4 Qb6+ 3.Kh1 Bg6 4.Qb1 Qc6 5.Qb5 Qc8 6.Ra2 Be4
The bishop is installed on a protected square. Black has no problems.
Timman - Ikonnikov
Dieren 2009
White to move
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Timman - Ikonnikov Dieren 2009 White to move
1.c4!
Clearing the long diagonal for the bishop, where there is no black counterpart.
1...Nc7 2.Qc2 Qe7 3.Be4!
In order to soften up Black's kingside.