7 Bf1-b5+, 8 Bb5-a4 allow White bishop to defend the c2-square
Krasenkow vs S Kindermann, 2001  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
34 Qg3-b8+!, 35 Qb8-b4 allow White queen to defend q-side
Svidler vs Topalov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0
64 ... Qd7-d5+, preparing ... Qd5-g8, would have drawn
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 64 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs I Sokolov, 1999  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
63.Rb5+ Kg4 64.Ra5 tempo so White b7-rook gets behind a7-passer
Svidler vs Sutovsky, 2007  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 62 moves, 1-0
34 Qd6-d7+ gains a tempo to defend g2-square with 35 Qd7-g4
Eljanov vs Radjabov, 2008  (E77) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
13 ... Qd8-a5+! tempo to play 14 ... Qa5-f5 defending h7-square
P Charbonneau vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2008  (C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1
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