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QxR! removes the guard
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One of the <FOUR STANDARD WAYS> to <REMOVE THE GUARD>:

1) Take the base of the pawn chain which defends a square

2) Take the base of the pawn chain which shields a weakness

3) Destroys the knight defender of a square with RxN! or QxN!

4) Destroy the rook defender of back rank squares with QxR!

25 ... Qb3xRd1! destroys rook defender of d1-mating,pinning sq
Ponomariov vs Wang Hao, 2007 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 0-1

36 Qe3xRe8! destroys Black rook defender of b8-promotion square
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

40 ... Qg6xRg1! destroys rook defender of d1-promotion square
Onischuk vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

30 Qc6xRe8+! removes rook defender of e8-pinning,mating square
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0

17 Qh6xRf8+! forces a rook-and-bishop back rank mating pattern
Judit Polgar vs P Angelova, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

38 ,,, Qe2xRf1+! paves way for back rank mate 39 ... Rg5-g1#
Radjabov vs Macieja, 2007 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

44 ... Qh1xRd1+! destroys White d1-rook defender of b1-square
Judit Polgar vs Carlsen, 2008 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 44 moves, 0-1

24 Qd5xRd8! destroys Black a8-rook which defends the e8-square
Fressinet vs Macieja, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

39 Qb7xRc8! destroys Black c8-rook which blockades c7-passer
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008 
(D94) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

29 Qc7xRb8!
Aronian vs I Sokolov, 2006 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

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