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OPEN FILES
Compiled by notyetagm
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The goal of every operation on an open file is the eventual penetration into the enemy position on the 7th and 8th ranks.

-- Nimzowitsch

35 .. Qd5-b3! Black heavy pieces will invade 8th-rank d1-square
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

34 .. Ra8-h8! kings cover entry points on e-file but not h-file
M Neubauer vs G Sargissian, 2007 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1

23 ... Ra8-e8 protects e6-pawn but cedes the a-file to White
S Sjugirov vs Svidler, 2009 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

25 Rf1-d1! prepares to stick the rook into the d6-outpost squar
H Dronavalli vs A Stefanova, 2012 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

H Wang vs Caruana, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

26 - Qg6xQd3! 27 Rd1xQd3 Kg8-h7! Black controls open e-,h-files
D Andreikin vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

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