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A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
How should White follow up on 49.Rc6+ Rf6?
Kholmov,Ratmir D (2540) – Tseshkovsky,Vitaly (2570)
URS-CupT Ordzhonikidze, 1978
Sicilian Najdorf [B91]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Nbd7 8.Bg2 b5 9.a4 b4 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Qc7 12.a5 Rb8 13.Qd1 Bb7 14.0-0 Nc5 15.f3 Be7 16.c3 bxc3 17.Nxc3 Bc6 18.Ra3 0-0 19.Rf2 Rb4 20.Be3 Rfb8 21.Ra2 h6 22.h4 Nb3 23.Bb6 Qb7 24.Ra3 Nc5 25.Rd2 Nd7 26.Na2 Rb5 27.Nc3 Nxb6 28.Nxb5 Nc4 29.Nxd6 Qa7+ 30.Kh2 Nxd2 31.Qxd2 Qd4 32.Rd3 Qxb2 33.Nf5 Qxd2 34.Rxd2 Bb4 35.Rb2 Bd7 36.Bf1 Bxf5 37.exf5 Bd6 38.Rd2 Bc7 39.Rd5 Rb2+ 40.Kh3 e4 41.Rc5 Bd6 42.Rc6 Be5 43.f4 Bd4 44.Bxa6 Ra2 45.Bc4 Rxa5 46.Rc8+ Kh7 47.Bxf7 Rxf5 48.Bg8+ Kg6 49.Rc6+ Rf6
50.h5+ 1-0 50…Kf5 (50…Kxh5 51.Bf7+ Rxf7 52.g4#) 51.Bh7+ g6 52.hxg6! Rxc6 53.g7+.
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