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A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
[FEN “2r2rk1/5pp1/p3q2p/1p4n1/5Q2/P1N3P1/1P3PKP/3R1R2 w – – 0 29”]
How should Black respond to 29.h4?
Plachetka,Jan (2445) – Sveshnikov,Evgeny (2545)
Dubna, 1979
Semi-Slav [D43]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qc2 Qd8 9.Rd1 Be7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 a6 12.e4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Be2 Qb6 15.a3 c5 16.d5 c4 17.e5 Bb7 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Nd4 Qxe5 20.Bf3 Bd6 21.g3 Bxf3 22.Nxf3 Qf6 23.Nd2 Be5 24.Nxc4 Rac8 25.Nxe5 Nxe5 26.Qe4 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Ng5 28.Qf4 Qe6 29.h4
29…Rc4! 0-1 30.Qe3 Qh3+ 31.Kg1 Rxh4! and Black is winning.
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