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[FEN “r2qr1k1/5p1p/p1R3p1/3pR3/3P1Q2/P5P1/1P3PP1/6K1 b – – 0 29”]
How should White respond to 29…Rb8?
Taimanov,Mark – Golombek,Harry
Saltsjobaden Interzonal (9), 28.09.1952
Nimzo-Indian Defense [E57]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 0-0 8.a3 cxd4 9.exd4 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Be7 11.Qd3 a6 12.Bg5 Nd5 13.Ne4 Bxg5 14.Nexg5 g6 15.Rac1 Na5 16.Ba2 Bd7 17.Qd2 Bb5 18.Rfe1 Nc6 19.Ne4 Nce7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nf6+ Kg7 22.Qf4 Nf5 23.Nh5+ Kh8 24.Ng3 Nxg3 25.hxg3 Bc6 26.Ne5 Kg8 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Rxc6 Re8 29.Re5 Rb8
30.Rc7!! f6 [31…Qxc7 32.Rxe8++-; 31…Rf8 32.Ree7 g5 33.Rxf7! gxf4 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.Rxh7+ Kg8 36.Rcg7#] 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Qh6 1-0
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