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Because of the back-rank mate, retreating to d2 is impossible, and so White loses material. After
34.Rb3 Qc5
White has to surrender the exchange:
35.Rbb1 Bxd1 36.Rxd1 Rxa2
Black is winning easily.
Evgeny Gleizerov 2560
Spartak Vysochin 2531
Romania 2006

White to move
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Evgeny Gleizerov 2560 Spartak Vysochin 2531 Romania 2006 White to move
Black is insufficiently developed, and this circumstance allows White to land a tactical blow:
14.Nxb5! axb5 15.Bxb5+ Nd7 16.0-0
The knight cannot escape from the pin without serious material losses.
16...e5 17.Rfd1 Bc5
On 17...f6 or 17...Ke7, there follows 18.Rac1.
18.Bxe5 Bb6 19.Rac1 Ke7 20.Bc7 Bxc7 21.Rxc7 Bc8
Is Black defending? No, his pieces are tied up, and White has a pair of passed pawns, which are ready to promote.
22.a4 h5
He has to bring the rook into the game in this way, but Black does not solve his problems.
23.a5 Rh6 24.a6 Rxa6 25.Rcxd7+ Bxd7 26.Bxa6 Rb8 27.Rd2 Ra8 28.Be2
And White won.
Alexander Kotov
Gedeon Barcza
Stockholm 1952
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Alexander Kotov Gedeon Barcza Stockholm 1952 White to move
All the black pieces are extremely passive, and the Na7 creates a sad impression also. Not surprisingly, as well as possibilities of increasing the pressure gradually, White has an energetic decision:
21.Ndf5! gxf5 22.Nxf5 Qc7