Triangle Attack

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Botvinnik, Mikhail — Shcherbakov, Vitaly Sergeevich URS-ch22 · 1955.??.?? · 1-0
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Smyslov, Vassily — Keres, Paul World Championship 18th · 1948.04.25 · 1-0
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Jussupow, Artur — Sveshnikov, Evgeny URS-ch FL46 · 1978.??.?? · 1-0
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Averbakh, Yuri L — Tolush, Alexander V URS-ch23 · 1956.??.?? · 1-0

As the first stage they have already built the breakwater.

As the first stage they have already built the breakwater. As the first stage they have already built the breakwater. . White have achieved their aim: they carried out the first stage of the triangle attack. . Black have counterplay, but White's position is still better. That is how dangerous this technique is!

On the contrary, the b7 knight hampers the defense because of the c5-c6 threat. What matters is not the knight's position on b7 but its ability to reach c5. Let us note once more that Black built a breakwater here as well.

On the contrary, the b7 knight hampers the defense because of the c5-c6 threat. What matters is not the knight's position on b7 but its ability to reach c5. Let us note once more that Black built a breakwater here as well. On the contrary, the b7 knight hampers the defense because of the c5-c6 threat. What matters is not the knight's position on b7 but its ability to reach c5. Let us note once more that Black built a breakwater here as well. . White, of course, do not capture on c5, but Black did not count on that. They have a different design. . A knight on b3, and in prospect on d4 - that is the compensation for carrying out the triangle attack.

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Rubinstein, Akiba — Alekhine, Alexander Semmering · 1926.??.?? · 0-1
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Gulko, Boris F — Zaitsev, Igor A 1968.??.??