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Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer · 1972 · move 26.
White has just played b4. Which c-pawn advance creates a passed pawn supported by b5?
Game three of the 1972 match shows how a changed pawn structure can support active pieces. Fischer accepts doubled h-pawns, advances on the queenside and later exchanges into a queen-and-bishop position. The protected c-pawn continues to matter when the final checks arrive.
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