37 Qh8xNf6! Black f6-knight defended by the Black f4-queen
Karjakin vs Short, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
37 ... Rb2xh2+! destroys the White h2-pawn defender of g3-base
Kotov vs Geller, 1949  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 0-1
44 - Qh1xRd1+! White e2-king not defend b1-square like d1-rook
J Polgar vs Carlsen, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 44 moves, 0-1
27 Rb1xBb4! Black a5-pawn cannot defend c5 like b4-bishop could
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
27 Qh5xf7+!! Black f7-rook cannot defend g6-square like f7-pawn
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
23 Rd4xBb4! destroys defender of the e7-mating square
Bacrot vs Fressinet, 2001  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
20 Be4xNd5 destroys defender of c7-square for penetration
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
35 Rd2xBd5! destroys defender of c6-tactical base of a5-knight
Lasker vs Duras, 1909  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1-0
26 Rd2xd6! Black d8-rook cannot defend e5-square like d6-pawn
Shirov vs L D'Costa, 2008  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0
11 Nd5xNf6+ destroys f6-knight defender of d7-knight,square
Ivanchuk vs X Bu, 2008  (A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0
34 ... Rd7xBd5! destroys White d5-bishop defender of c4-queen
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
32 Rc8xNc6! destroys c6-knight defender of e5-tactical base
R Mamedov vs S Feller, 2008  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
33 ... Rh2xBd2! destroys defender of g5-knight, creating fork
D Howell vs M Bosboom, 2009  (B01) Scandinavian, 35 moves, 0-1
26 ... Bd5xNf3 will destroy a crucial defender of the h2-square
Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
25 Rf7xg7+! Ne6xRg7?? g7-knight cannot defend f6 like g7-pawn
Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
32 Rf1xBf2! destroys defender of c5-fork square for 33 Qc6-c5+
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1931  (E16) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
27 Qe2xBe5! Black d6-pawn cannot defend f6-base like e5-bishop
Rublevsky vs S Shipov, 1991  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
40 Rc8xNf8! destroys Black f8-knight defender of e6-checking sq
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
15 ... Qd8xRd1+! 16 Nc3xQd1 d1-knight cannot protect d3-square
R Leitao vs Caruana, 2010  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 24 moves, 0-1
23 ... Bg7xBb2 clears c3-base for upcoming fork 24 ... Qa5-c3
E Bronnikova vs J Zawadzka, 2013  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
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