This is Kasparov vs Vaganian chess game analysis! The Queen sacrifice relies on the back-rank weakness!
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Garry Kasparov vs Rafael Vaganian
Novgorod (1995), Novgorod RUS, rd 5, May-31
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Main Line New Main Line (D37)
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.h4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b6
13.Ng5 Ba6 14.Nce4 g6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Bxa6 Qxa6
18.Kb1 Qb7 19.h5 Rac8 20.hxg6 Nb4 21.gxh7+ Kh8 22.Be5+ f6
23.Nxf6 Bxf6 24.Bxf6+
1-0
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dhr._Rafael_Vaganian,_Bestanddeelnr_932-7378.jpg
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