Attack and Defence in the Rare Spanish Opening line

Spassky, Boris V - Taimanov, Mark E
   1955 , C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 8. Qf3 Nf6 9. Nc3

9. ... Qe8

Prepares evacuation of the king and covers weak light squares.

10. d4 Bb7 11. Bf4 Kd8 12. O-O-O

Spassky on the other hand is satisfied with strong center and black king in the center in return for a piece.

12. ... Be7 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. f3 Nc4 17. b3 g5 18. Bg3 Nd6 19. Rhe1 b4 20. Na4 Bc6 21. Nc5 Nb5 22. d5 Bxc5 23. dxc6 d6 24. Rd5 a5 25. Rxg5 a4 26. Kd2 axb3 27. axb3 Ra2 28. e5 Nd4 29. exd6 Rxc2+ 30. Kd1 cxd6 31. Rxg7 Rc3

( 31. ... Ra2! 32. Rd7+ Kc8 33. Ree7 Ra1+ 34. Kd2 Nxb3+ 35. Ke2 Na5 -+ )

32. Bh4+ Kc8 33. Bf6 Rd3+ 34. Kc1 Nxc6 35. Kc2 Rd5 36. h4 Kb8 37. Rg5 Rxg5 38. hxg5 Rh2 39. Re2 Nd4+ 40. Bxd4 Bxd4 41. Kd3 Bc3 42. Ke4 Kc7 43. Kd5 Kd7 44. Ra2 Rh1 45. Ra7+ Ke8 46. f4 Kf8 47. f5 Rh5 48. Ra8+ Ke7 49. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

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Berelovich, Alexander - Ivanov, Andrey A
   1999 , C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 8. d4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Qe8 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Kd8 14. Re1 Be7 15. d5 b4 16. Nb1 Nh5 17. Nd2 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rf8 19. a3 bxa3 20. Nd3 Bc8 21. b4 Nb7 22. e5 Qf7 23. c4 ~=

23. ... a5 24. Rxa3 Rb8 25. Ne4 axb4 26. Ra2 Qg6 27. c5 Qf7 28. e6 Qf5 29. Rd2 dxe6 30. g4 Qh7 31. Ne5 Ra8 32. Qe2 Rf4 33. Qb5 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 Bxc5 35. Re1 Bd6 36. dxe6 Ke7 37. Nc6+ 1-0

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Rabar, Braslav - Taimanov, Mark E
   1956 , C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 8. d4 Nf6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. b4 Nc4 11. Qe2 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13. f3

13. ... Ke8!

returning a piece but getting diagonals opened up for the bishop and queen.

14. O-O

( 14. fxe4 Bxb4+ 15. c3 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qxe4 )

14. ... Ng5 15. f4 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Qh4 18. Rae1 Kd8 19. f5 Bxb4 20. Rf4 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Qe7 22. Qh5 Bd5 23. e6 c6 24. Rg4 Kc7 25. Bg5 Qe8 26. Bf4+ Kb6 27. Qh4 g6 28. Qg3 dxe6 29. c4 Bxc4 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. Rxc4 Kb7 32. Re4 Bb6 33. Rxe6 Bc7 34. Qf3 Qd7 35. Rd1 Qg7 36. Qxc6+ Kb8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. f6 Qh6 39. Re7 Qxh2# 0-1

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Spiridonov, Nikola - Havansi, Erkki E T
   1961 , C70
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 8. d4 d6 9. Bg5+ Nf6

10. f4 Ke8

( 10. ... dxe5 11. fxe5 )

11. O-O Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf3 Nc4 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Bg5 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Nc3 Ne3 18. Rfe1 Rf8 19. d5 Nxd5 20. Rad1

20. ... Be7 21. Qe4 c6 22. Qxh7 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. Ne4 Kd7 25. Nxc5+ Qxc5 26. Qxg7+ Qe7 27. Qg4+ Qe6 28. Qd4 Rg8 29. b3 Kc7 30. c4 Nb6 31. Qd6+ Qxd6 32. exd6+ Kb8 33. c5 Nd5 34. Ne5 Ka7

35. Rxd5 cxd5 36. c6 Bxc6 37. Nxc6+ Kb6 38. Ne7 Rge8 39. d7 Red8 40. Nxd5+ Kc5 41. Nc7 Rxd7 42. Nxa8 Kb4 43. h3 Rd2 44. Ra1 Ka3 45. Nc7 Kb2 46. Rf1 Kxa2 47. Nxa6 Kxb3 48. Nc7 b4 49. Na6 Kc3 50. Rf3+ 1-0

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Vitolinsh, Alvis - Zhuravliov, Valerij
Riga Cup   1980 , C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 8. d4 Nf6 9. O-O Qe8 10. Nc3 Kd8 11. Nd5 Bb7 12. Bg5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. Re1 Rb8 15. a4 b4 16. c4 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 d6 19. Nd3 Nxc4 20. Rc1 Na5

White to move

Solution:
21. Nc5 dxc5 22. d6 cxd6 23. dxc5 d5 24. Bxb8 Qc6 25. Bd6 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Qc2 Qd7 28. Qc5 Nc4 29. b3 Ne4 30. Qd4 Rh7 31. bxc4 Nc3 32. Qb6+ Qc7 33. Qxb4 d4 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Qe8+ Kd6 36. Qe5+ Kc6 37. Qxd4 1-0