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28...Bxe7 29.Rxe7 Qa5 30.Rxh7 Rf6 31.Re8+ Rf8 32.h6
In view of the unavoidable mate in 2, Black resigned.
Alexander Morozevich 2769
Hikaru Nakamura 2775
Moscow 2012
Black to move
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Alexander Morozevich 2769 Hikaru Nakamura 2775 Moscow 2012 Black to move
The exchange of all the major pieces is not so terrible for Black, because he has an outside passed h-pawn. But all the while, the white king remains safe, and it is uncomfortable for Black to continually watch his weak back rank. Therefore, Black gives up one of his doubled pawns, to break up the white king’s cover.
38...c3! 39.bxc3 Ne3
The knight comes to d5 with tempo – this is the ideal square for the attack.
40.Qe2 Nd5 41.Qd3 a4!
This move, ensuring the b3-square for his major pieces, decides the outcome of the game.
42.Rb2 Rxb2+ 43.Kxb2 Qb8+ 44.Kc1 Qb3 45.Qa6 Qxc3+ 46.Kd1 Ne3+ 47.Ke2 Qc4+
White resigned.
Alexei Vyzmanavin 2605
Sergei Iskusnyh 2430
Russia 1995
Black to move
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Alexei Vyzmanavin 2605 Sergei Iskusnyh 2430 Russia 1995 Black to move
Usually in such an open position, the player who is attacking with checks wins. After the natural queen promotion 46...e1=Q+ 47.Kh2, Black has no more checks, and White will launch a decisive attack on his next move.
However, Black found a move White had overlooked (instead of his last move 46.a7-a8=Q, White could have won by 46.Kh1-h2!).
46...Nf2+!
And White resigned, because after 47.Kh2, there follows 47...Ng4+ 48.hxg4 Rh7+ 49.Kg3 e1=Q+ 50.Kf3 fxg4+ 51.Kxg4 Rh4+, mating.
Training position
Konstantin Sakaev
White to move
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Training position Konstantin Sakaev White to move
White’s initiative looks very powerful, but Black has a whole extra piece. On 24.Rh8, there follows 24...h5, and there is nothing concrete. But White has available a brilliant tactical resource, involving luring the black queen to the seventh rank, where it can be attacked.
24.Bd5!! cxd5 25.cxd5 Qe7
If 25...Qd7 26.Rxd7+ Bxd7, White has many attacking resources, one of which is 27.Bc3 Re8 28.Qd2, with the threats of g2-g4 and Qd2-g5, and a decisive attack on the dark squares.
26.Rh8 Qh4 27.Bc3 Nc7 28.Qe5 Bd7 29.g3
Winning.