White g4-queen not really on g4, actually on g3 threatening QxQ D Howell vs A Bitalzadeh, 2009  (B40) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0 26 ... Nf6-d5! Black knight actually on d5, threat of - Nd5xRf4 Khachiyan vs D Eckert, 2009  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 47 moves, 0-1 18 ... Qc7xe5! wins pawn as 19 .. Qe5-f5! gains time on b1-rook Shirov vs Gelfand, 2009  (E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 30 ... Qh5+ gains e2-square for free for 31 ... Nf4-e2+ Naiditsch vs Mamedyarov, 2006  (B44) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1 28 Bd7! embarrasses Black c8-rook, gets g4-square for free Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0 34 Rd8+! gains control of loose b8-promotion square with tempo Krogius vs Jansa, 1965  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0 21 Bc7! attacks undefended Black d8-rook, gains a5-square free Korchnoi vs I Lipnitsky, 1952  (A13) English, 22 moves, 1-0 18 ... Bf5!, 19 ... a6! gain time on White's b1-rook, b5-bishop Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1 Embarrassed Black e6-rook gives White f4-pawn tempo, 40 Bg6+! Larsen vs J Penrose, 1969  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 44 moves, 1-0 Embarrassed Black e5-queen gives White f3-pawn tempo, 31 g5! V Malakhov vs Dreev, 2005  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1-0 17 Nc5! White d2-pawn can move to d4, covering c5, with tempo Motylev vs Carlsen, 2007  (C48) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 26 f5! White queen goes to c5 with mate threat, already there Chigorin vs Janowski, 1900  (C56) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0 28 ... Bc2! gains time on White d1-queen to support 29 ... b3 M Orndahl vs Rozentalis, 2006  (C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1 17 Qd3-f3+! lines up with loose Black c6-knight with tempo Mamedyarov vs G Ginsburg, 2007  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0 33 ... Qf6-f4+ gains 4th rank for free, lateral pin on e4-pawn Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 37 Rf1-f8+! White rook gains 8th rank for free for lateral pin H Wang vs C Balogh, 2007  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 37 moves, 1-0 22 ... Nd5-f4 gains time on h3-queen to set up pin on g2-bishop Capablanca vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 23 .. Bc4xRf1 comes for free since Black threatens .. Rc8xQc2c3 Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 21 Nf3-e5 gains time on the Black d7-queen thanks to 19 Rc1-c6! Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0 21 Bf8-e7! embarrasses Black d8-queen, rescues White f8-bishop Kramnik vs Anand, 1996  (A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0 71 g4-g5+! gains time on king to put pawn on 5th rank, winning Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 72 moves, 1-0 38 ... Qb5-b8! gains time on loose h2-square to evade c5-rook Leko vs Topalov, 2008  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1 31 Nd4-f3! gains time on Black g5-queen to attack Black f7-rook Leko vs Mamedyarov, 2008  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 30 moves, 1-0 29 ... Ra8-c8! moves away from White d5-queen with mate threat Onischuk vs Shirov, 2008  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1 24 Qa3-g3 Bg5-f4 gains time on queen to move to defended squar I Bukavshin vs Naroditsky, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1 33 Qxf7+ White queen laterally pins Black d7-bishop for free Larsen vs F Terkelsen, 1954  (A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0 32 Bh3! gets f5-square for free, trap Black g6-queen via 33 Bf5 Ivanchuk vs E Alekseev, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 28 Qa4! puts Black d7-rook en prise, get c6-square for free Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 (VAR) 39 Qxf6+ White queen gets f5-square, f-file for free Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 Nakamura vs Eljanov, 2010  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 30 games