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A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
How should White follow up on 42.Bxd7 Qg8?
Mason,James – Winawer,Szymon
Vienna, 1882
Giuoco Pianissimo [C50]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Be3 Bb6 6.Nbd2 h6 7.Nf1 Nf6 8.h3 Ne7 9.Ng3 c6 10.Bb3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Qb6 12.Qd2 a5 13.c3 a4 14.Bd1 Be6 15.0-0 Qc7 16.Nh4 b5 17.Bc2 c5 18.Ngf5 Bxf5 19.Nxf5 Nxf5 20.Rxf5 Nd7 21.Raf1 f6 22.Bd1 a3 23.Bh5+ Ke7 24.b3 Rhf8 25.R5f3 Nb6 26.Rg3 Kd8 27.Bg4 Qe7 28.Be2 Kc7 29.d4 c4 30.Rb1 g5 31.bxc4 bxc4 32.Rb4 Qe6 33.d5 Qc8 34.Bxc4 Na4 35.Bb5 Nc5 36.Qe2 f5 37.exf5 e4 38.Bc6 Rb8 39.Qh5 Rf6 40.Rxg5 hxg5 41.Qh7+ Nd7 42.Bxd7 Qg8
43.Rb7+!! Kxb7 44.Bc8+!! Ka8 45.Qxg8 Rxf5 46.Qd8 Rxd5 47.Qd7 Rb1+ 48.Kh2 Rd2 49.Qc6+ Kb8 50.Qxe4 Rbb2 51.Be6 Kc7 52.Qc4+ Kb6 53.Bd5 g4 54.hxg4 Rf2 55.Qc6+ Ka7 56.Qc7+ 1-0
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