35 Kg5-h6!! coordinates with White f6-queen on loose g7-square
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
30 ... Nd2-f3! coordinates with Black h4-queen on loose h2-sq
A Kovchan vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1
White h8-rook makes a8,b8,c8 loose next to the Black b7-king
Morozevich vs K Georgiev, 2006  (C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0
20 ... Bf6-d4! coordinates on loose f2-,g1-squares near f1-king
F Bindrich vs Negi, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 20 moves, 0-1
19 - Ne2xc3! coordinates on loose d1-square for 20 - Rd8-d1#
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
31 - Nd3-f4 coordinates on loose g2-square near White g1-king
Short vs Morozevich, 2007  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
45 ... Ne5-g4 coordinates on loose f2-square near White g2-king
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
18 ... Rc3-a3!! Black c3-rook joins attack on loose a2-square
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
White d5-queen makes g8-square loose, White g3-rook reinforces
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1960  (A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
36 .. Bd4-g1! joins Black e5-queen in attacking loose h2-square
von Popiel vs G Marco, 1902  (C41) Philidor Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
19 Ne4-f6+! White plans to coordinate on h7-square with Qd2-c2
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
19 ... Nf6xe4! Black b6-bishop and f7-rook focus on f2-square
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
Black f3-pawn makes g2-square loose is a big headache for White
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
11 - Nf6-g4!? joins Black b6-queen in bearing down on f2-square
Kamsky vs A Adly, 2007  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
23 Kg1xRf2 Rc8-c2+ skewers White king against loose g2-square
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
15 h3 stops - Ng4, threat of - BxNf3, queen penetration to h2
Gligoric vs Keres, 1958  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
28 Ng7xe6+! Black f7-pawn blocks h7-queen from loose d7-square
Karpov vs D Uddenfeldt, 1972  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 1-0
16 Qh4xh7+! opens h-file so White e5-rook can attack loose h8
Rubinstein vs NN, 1902  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
36 .. f7xg6?? 37 Qf3-c3+ White c3-queen attacks loose g7-square
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
27 - Re8-e2 coordinates on loose g2-square with Black g3-queen
R Palliser vs D Howell, 2005  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 27 moves, 0-1
33 ... Qf5-e4! threatens mate on loose g2-square with f4-knight
Eljanov vs Radjabov, 2008  (E77) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
28 Qf5-g5! queen joins White g1-rook to attack loose g7-square
Kramnik vs N Rashkovsky, 1991  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
17 Nb5-d6+, 18 Qd1-h5 loose f7-square next to f8-king collapses
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
29 Rg7xh7+! vacates loose g7-square for Qg3-c7+-g7 maneuver
Fischer vs D C Kumro, 1964  (C28) Vienna Game, 30 moves, 1-0
30 ... Re2-e3! gives Black h5-queen access to loose f3-square
Anand vs Aronian, 2008  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 0-1
White e1-rook,g6-knight focus on loose e7-square, Black f7-king
Sutovsky vs Sakaev, 2001  (C14) French, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0
27 ... Nf5-h4! uses pin to bring knight into contact with g2-sq
Morozevich vs Adams, 2001  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
36 Qa7-e7! White queen joins h6-pawn in attack on loose g7-sq
Morozevich vs Leko, 2007  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
22 Bf4xh6! loose g7-square means Black cannot save his f8-rook
Tiviakov vs Sutovsky, 2008  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 59 moves, 1-0
24 Rf1-f7! White f7-rook,h4-queen coordinate on loose h7-square
Radjabov vs X Bu, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
43 ... Qa1-e1 coordinates on loose f2-king next to White g2-kin
Leko vs Carlsen, 2008  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 0-1
96 - Qe7-e2! coordinates on loose f2-king next to White g2-king
Leko vs Carlsen, 2008  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2
25 Rg7-h7+! e7-queen,e6-knight coordinate on loose g7-square
B Larsen vs D Suboticanec, 1955  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
22 ... Qh4xh2+! opens h-file to loose h1-square, White g1-king
Geller vs G Garcia, 1978  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1
40 ... Rb1-h1+! exploits Black h3-bishop making g2-square loose
P San Segundo Carrillo vs Wojtaszek, 2006  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1
20 Qb5-e5! threatens mate on both the loose g7-,e8-squares
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
39 Rd8-g8+!! leads to 40 Qg5-d8+, coordinating on loose f8-sq
M Rodshtein vs I Caspi, 2008  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 39 moves, 1-0
23 Bd3-g6! brings White d3-bishop into contact with loose f7-sq
Keres vs Szabo, 1955  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
21 ... Qf4-d2! with Black c4-knight threatens 22 ... Qd2xb2#
Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Black loses full point simply because d7-,f7-squares are loose
Nijboer vs Timman, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
31 Qe4-d5 d5-queen,b3-bishop make unstoppable mate threat on g8
Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0
26 Rd1-d6!+- White d8-queen,d6-rook both attack loose f6-square
J L Hammer vs So, 2009  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0
35 ... Qg5-g3 now Black d1-knight,g3-queen coordinate on f2-sq
So vs Giri, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
26 Rh1-f1 f1-rook,a7-queen coordinate on loose f7-sq,f8-king
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2010  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
36 ... Rg3-h3+! Black g3-rook,g7-queen,g8-rook all attack g2-sq
J Arizmendi Martinez vs J M Gomez Esteban, 2006  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Naka focuses e1-knight, g3-pawn, g6-rook, h3-bishop on g2-squar
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Looseness of g2-square next to White h2-king leads to mate in 3
D J Ledger vs P K Wells, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011  (D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Nakamura, 2011  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0
39 ... Qf6-e5?? 40 Qa2-b1!+- coordinates on the loose h7-sq
N Khurtsidze vs X Zhao, 2012  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
21 Qg5-h6! 1-0 brings g5-queen into contact with loose g6-sq
Spassky vs J Marsalek, 1960  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 21 moves, 1-0
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