31 Rd1xBd4! White c2-queen pins c5-pawn to c7-forking square
Robson vs B Bok, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
49 ... Qa3-d6! threatens 1-1 loose d5-knight, undef d3-queen
Aronian vs Kotronias, 2010  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
White a4-queen threatens d7-,e8-squares through Black c6-knight
Tomashevsky vs Svidler, 2007  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 45 moves, 1-0
35 ... Re4-g4! Black g2-queen controls g4 thru White g3-queen
Anand vs Aronian, 2009  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1
g7-bishop threatens d4,c3,b2,a1-squares through White d4-bishop
Portisch vs Kramnik, 1993  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
30 Ra1-a2!! White d5-bishop defends the a2-rook after 31 c4xb5
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
28 Bg2-d5?! Rb8-d8! threatens undefended d5-bishop thru d6-N
Morozevich vs Tkachiev, 2007  (A06) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
36 Qc5-d6! queen threatens loose Black d8-bishop thru d7-queen
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 2007  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
29 Ne5xc6! White c1-rook makes itself felt on c6, creating pin
Macieja vs Radjabov, 2007  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
16 Qxh7+! White d3-bishop makes itself felt on h7, creating pin
Rubinstein vs NN, 1902  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
39 ... Ra1-d1! controls d8-promotion square due to ... Nd5xe3+
P H Nielsen vs Kamsky, 2006  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
46 Rf3-h3 not possible due to Black h5-queen's pressure on e2
J Polgar vs Suba, 1993  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 45 moves, 0-1
15 ... Nd5xNc3 latent threat of ... Qd8xRd1+ wins a piece
Navara vs Sasikiran, 2007  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1
38 - Bd7xb5! Black a4-rook threatens a4, White c4-bishop blocks
Larsen vs Fischer, 1971  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1
31 Bf5xNd7 White e1-rook's influence on e7 stops 31 - Ne5xBd7??
Sutovsky vs Sakaev, 2001  (C14) French, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0
38 Re7-e8+! White a8-queen controls e8-sq thru Black d8-queen
Zvjaginsev vs Khalifman, 2005  (B20) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
20 ... Rb8-b2! Black g7-bishop controls b2 thanks to .. Nd4-f3+
V Veremeichik vs Kasparov, 1978  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 41 moves, 0-1
26 Bb2-c3?? Black h3-queen threatens c3-square along 3rd rank
Morozevich vs Adams, 2001  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
27 ... Nd3-f4+! e8-rook,g6-queen threat .. Re8xQe2, ... Qg6xKg2
F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
25 Bg5-f6!! White f7-rook threatens Black d7-queen,h7-mating sq
Radjabov vs X Bu, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
8 ... Nd5-e3+! Black d8-queen attacks d1 thru d5-knight,d2-pawn
Iverhov vs Ilianako, 1957  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 8 moves, 0-1
39 e6-e7+! White a7-rook control e7-square thru Black b7-bishop
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2008  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
31 Rb1-b2 White threatens both 32 Rb2xNc2 as well as 32 Rb2xRd2
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
20 - Bb6-e3! White f2-pawn pinned as Black threatens f1 3 times
Anand vs Carlsen, 2008  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
35 ... Rf3xg3+! Black f8-rook,f7-queen attack f1-square *twice*
Smeets vs Carlsen, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
27 Ng3xh5+! White b1-queen attacks h7-square thru Black g6-pawn
Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
34 Rh3xh7+! White has 3 pieces attacking g8, defended 2 times
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900  (C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
32 - Ba6xc4!! Black rooks attack d2-square thru White d5-bishop
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
60 Ng6xe5! White f8-bishop threatens undefended Black a3-knight
H Wang vs D Andreikin, 2007  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
33 Qf3xf7+! White d7-rook controls f7-square thru Black e7-rook
I Cheparinov vs E Alekseev, 2008  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 35 moves, 1-0
28 ... Qc7-c5 queen threatens White a5-knight through b5-queen
Kamsky vs Shirov, 2007  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
White d2-queen ties Black f7-rook to defense of Black d7-queen
N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999  (A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0
25 ... Be7xg5! Black c7-queen attacks h2-sq thru White f4-pawn
Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
26 QxNb2?? Ra1+! Black c3-queen controls a1 thru White b2-queen
F Berend vs Navara, 2007  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
17 Qh3-h8+! White b2-bishop attacks h8-sq thru Black d4-bishop
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923  (A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
28 Bf4xBe5?? Black f6-queen threatens loose f2-sq thru f4-bisho
J Emms vs P K Wells, 1989  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
42 Re7xf7+!, 43 Rf7-g7+! White a7-rook controls f7-,g7-squares
Topalov vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 72 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Sliwa, 1955  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
35 ... Bd5-c4! d6-rook threatens d1-mating square thru d4-rook
S Li vs H Wang, 2009  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 35 moves, 0-1
32 ... Be4-c2!! Black c7-rook has influence to the c2-square
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2009  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 81 moves, 1-0
30 ... Nh5-g3+! Black h3-queen ties down White g2-queen,h2-pawn
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2006  (A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
24 Bb3-a4? a7-rook threatens e7-knight defender thru d7-bishop
Svidler vs Caruana, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
17 Rb1-b6!! White d1-queen threatens d8-mate sq thru d7-knight
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0
17...bxc5 blocks the influence of Black's rook down the c-file
Ponomariov vs Carlsen, 2011  (A15) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nepomniachtchi vs Zherebukh, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Sargissian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 61 moves, 0-1
37 Bg3xNe5?? overlooks c6-queen,g8-rook bearing down on g2-sq
Lagno vs A Stefanova, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
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