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[FEN “2r2rk1/4Qppp/p4n2/1p1P4/3p4/PB6/1PP3Pq/1K1RR3 w – – 0 21”]
How should White follow up on 21.d6 Rce8?
Velimirovic,Dragoljub (2530) – Csom,Istvan (2540)
IBM Amsterdam (3), 1974
Sicilian Velimirovic Attack [B89]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.Kb1 b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Bd4 Bb7 14.Rhe1 Qc7 15.a3 Rac8 16.f4 e5 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 exd4 20.Qxe7 Qxh2 21.d6 Rce8
22.Bxf7+! Rxf7 23.Qxe8+ Nxe8 [23…Rf8 is no better.] 24.Rxe8+ Rf8 25.d7 Qd6 26.Rf1! 1-0
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