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[FEN “2b1r1k1/3pbppp/4p1P1/r3P2P/1pqN4/4BP2/PpP4Q/1K4RR w – – 0 24”]
How should White follow up on 24.gxf7+ Kxf7?
Korbut,Ekaterina (2429) – Javakhishvili,Lela (2425)
EU-ch 8th (Women) Dresden (9), 12.04.2007
Sicilian Taimanov [B48]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3 b5 10.g4 0-0 11.g5 Ne8 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.h4 Nd6 14.Bd3 b4 15.Ne2 Nc4 16.Nd4 Qc7 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Kb1 a5 19.h5 a4 20.g6 Ra5 21.Qh2 Re8 22.e5 a3 23.Rdg1 axb2 24.gxf7+ Kxf7
25.Qf4+ Kg8 26.Rxg7+!! Kxg7 27.Nf5+! [With a discovered attack on the queen. 27.Rg1+? Kh8 gives Black a winning advantage.] 27…exf5 28.Rg1+ Kh8 29.Qxc4 Rf8 30.Bh6 1-0 [With mate in six at most.]
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