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MINED SQUARES (++): MORE CONTROL THAN NAKED EYE
Compiled by trh6upsz
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23 Bb3xf7! Rg7xf7 24 Qe2-c4+ c8 ++ f7 queen fork
Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2011 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

4 Nf3xe5?? Qd8-a5+! e1 ++ e5 queen fork picks up loose knight
R F Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933 
(A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1

38 ... Bg7-d4+! 39 Rc4xBd4? Qd7-g7+ g1 ++ d4 queen fork wins ex
S Yuferov vs Kasparov, 1978 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 59 moves, 0-1

30 Rh5xNc5! Be7xRc5 31 Qh4-h5+ e8 ++ c5 queen fork
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

22 Nb6-c8! Re8xNc8 23 Qf4-f5 h7 ++ c8 queen fork
Kasparov vs G Ligterink, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

26 Bf4-c7! Rc8xBc7 27 Qe1-e5 g7 ++c7 queen fork
Spassky vs Averkin, 1973 
(B44) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

24 Bh3-d7! Rd8xBd7 25 Qf4-g4+ g8 ++ d7 queen fork
P Cramling vs D Charochkina, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

21 Nf4xd5! based upon upcoming check 22 Qg3-d6+ bogo: f8++d5
S Volkov vs B Socko, 2014 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Le Quang Liem vs Svidler, 2013 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Arutinian vs B Laurent, 2007 
(E90) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Gelfand could have had an earlier dinner if he'd spotted 39.Rxe
Gelfand vs Dominguez Perez, 2013 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 97 moves, 1-0

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