Black pieces can never be evicted from d5, f5, and g3 by pawns
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 41 moves, 0-1
8 f2-f3?! weakens e3-square; Nimzo focuses on it like a laser
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1
34 ... h7-h6?! fatal weakening of g6-square near Black g7-king
Anand vs Grischuk, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 50 moves, 1-0
41 ... Kc4-b3 Black monarch invades on undefended light squares
M Neubauer vs G Sargissian, 2007  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
12 ... e5xf4 weakened d4-square, letting White play 17 Ra4-d4!
Karpov vs Polugaevsky, 1974  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
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