19 ... Bf8-c5+! 20 Kf2-g3 restrains advance g2-g4 of White pawn
Kramnik vs Nunn, 1992  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch restrains Black kingside pawns from ever advancing
A Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Black a5-pawn, e7-bishop restrain White q-side pawn majority
B Alterman vs Karpov, 1995  (E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
Aronian's 18 ... Bc5-d4! defends e5-square to prevent 19 e4-e5
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2008  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
26 e2-e4! prevents ... e5-e4, leaving Black with a bad bishop
Capablanca vs A Brinckmann, 1929  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
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