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[FEN “1rr2b2/p2R1P2/4pk1p/1p2p1pQ/2q1P3/2N4R/PPP4P/2K5 b – – 0 29”]
How should White respond to 29…b4?
Hou,Yifan (2575) – Sebag,Marie (2510)
1st Hangzhou (Women) (2), 15.07.2011
Sicilian Defense [B53]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.Qd3 Be7 10.Nd4 Qa5 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.0-0-0 0-0 13.f4 Rab8 14.f5 Bd7 15.g4 Rfc8 16.g5 Ng4 17.Rhf1 Qc4 18.Qh3 Ne5 19.Nf3 b5 20.f6 Bf8 21.g6 fxg6 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.f7+ Kh8 24.Rf3 h6 25.Bxh6 gxh6 26.Qg4 g5 27.Qh5 Kg7 28.Rh3 Kf6 29.Rxd7 b4
30.Qxh6+!! Bxh6 31.Rxh6+ Kg7 32.f8Q+! 1-0 [32…Kxf8 33.Rh8#]
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