41 ... Rc2xBf2! creates pin by taking White f2-bishop + g1-king
Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2008  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1
28 Re1xe6! takes the Black e6-pawn lined up with Black g8-king
Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
22 Ba3xc5! exchanges PINNED c5-pawn for PINNED c5-bishop
Fischer vs J Richburg, 1964  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
24 Bh3xe6+!! exchanges pinned Black e6-pawn for pinned e6-rook
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1998  (B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 35 moves, 1-0
39 ... Ng4xf2! 40 Nd3xf2 pinned White f2-knight becomes target
E Alekseev vs Mamedyarov, 2005  (A16) English, 46 moves, 0-1
10 ... Nf6xe4! 11 Nc3xNe4 forces alignment with undef c2-queen
V Artsukevich vs Korchnoi, 1953  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
31 Re1xBe6! Rf6xRe6 forces rook to line up with Black g8-king
Y Wang vs S Agdestein, 2008  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
42 Rxf7! Rxf7 43 Qe7 White exchanges on the f7-pinning square
Stein vs L Barczay, 1967  (A05) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
23 ... Rxg2+! 24 Bxg2 Qg6 exchanges on the g2-pinning square
Kaehler vs Paulsen, 1864  (C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
41 - Ra3xBc3! 42 Rc2xRc3 Be7xb4 pins White c3-rook to d2-queen
V Malakhov vs Carlsen, 2005  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
24 Qh5xh7+! h7-square lined up with Black h8-king on open h-fil
A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Keres vs A Saidy, 1964  (A48) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
H Jonkman vs I Sokolov, 2002  (C48) Four Knights, 55 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1
Kryvoruchko vs I Cheparinov, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
20 Bc3xg7! Rf7xBg7 no longer protects e7-knight, 21 Nd5xNe7+
I Salgado Lopez vs P Dimitrov, 2010  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0
28 Ng5xh7! Qg7xNh7 and the h7-queen no longer protects e7-rook
Ding Liren vs Areshchenko, 2011  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
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