32 d4-d5! winning pawn advance is possible due to bishop fork
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
56 Rc5-e5!! gains control of e8-promotion square by knight fork
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
Tactics make 27 - g5! and driving off White f3-knight possible
S Danailov vs Kasparov, 1980  (E92) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
31 Rh8-d8! knight fork lets h8-rook get behind passed d4-pawn
Carlsen vs T Gulbrandsen, 2002  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
Desirable 26 ... a4-a3! possible due to pin and x-ray tactics
L Babujian vs Mamedyarov, 2005  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
32 c5-c6!, 33 c6-c7! White passer advances based on tactics
Kasparov vs Adams, 1997  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0
34 b3-b4! White gets rid of weak b-pawn by using the pin tactic
Gheorghiu vs A Beliavsky, 1982  (A58) Benko Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1
23 e5! supports White d6-passer even though it seems en prise!
Radjabov vs Anand, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 85 moves, 1-0
19 e4-e5! Korchnoi justifies thematic pawn break with tactics
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
30 f5-f6! pin on Black g7-pawn creates powerful passed f-pawn
Mamedyarov vs Van Wely, 2008  (B20) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
31 Nc3-b5! gets White c3-knight to d6-outpost sq using reloader
Ivanchuk vs Grischuk, 2008  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
26 ... d4-d3! based on back rank, pawn promotion trick tactics
A Sokolsky vs Botvinnik, 1938  (D94) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1
18 Ne5xNd7!! brilliant tactic gives White mobile qside majority
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
47 d6-d7! uses decoy into pin to advance the powerful d6-passer
A Lastin vs K Maslak, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
23.b3 Tactics serving strategy - Black cannot take the pawn.
E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
Desirable advance 13 e3-e4! made possible by tactic 14 Qd3-a3!
Carlsen vs Jakovenko, 2009  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2010  (D85) Grunfeld, 91 moves, 1-0
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2013  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
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