Despite his extra piece, White is helpless – his pieces have no squares, and Black is organising pressure down the e-file.
35.Bd1 Re6 36.Bc2 Bg6 37.Nd2 Rxe3 38.Rd1 Bf6 39.Rhh1 d4 40.Rde1 Rhe7 41.Rxe3 Rxe3
A simple but effective tactical blow – the black centre immediately collapses.
The decision taken is much more pragmatic than the move 16.h4!?±, which requires much more calculation.
The decision taken is much more pragmatic than the move 16.h4!?±, which requires much more calculation.
Also bad was 18...Qe6 19.f4 Nxf4 20.Nxe5 Kh7 21.Qf3 Ng6 22.Nxg6 Qxg6 23.Re7+ Rf7 24.Rae1+–.
To all Black’s other woes is added the fact that he cannot bring out the Bc8.
23...Qd6 24.Qxd6 cxd6 25.Re7+– f4 26.Bd3 Bf5 27.Bxf5 Rxf5 28.Rxb7 f3 29.g4 Rg5 30.Kg3 h5 31.Re4 Rag8 32.Rxa7 Rxg4+ 33.Rxg4 Rxg4+ 34.Kxf3 Rg5 35.Rf7
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Igor Ivanov Vitaly Tseshkovsky Yerevan 1977 Black to move
The white pieces are idling on the queenside and the Na4 is attacked – this allows a crushing blow:
When taking on a4 last move, White probably counted only on 22...Bxd3 23.Rxd3 Rxa4 24.Qxa4 Nxb2 25.Qb3 Nxd3 26.Bxd3, with equality.