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[FEN “3r3k/n1r3p1/1pbpBp1p/q3pN2/p1P1P3/P1R4P/1PQ2PP1/3R2K1 b – – 0 35”]
How should White respond to 35…Qc5?
Galliamova,Alisa (2515) – Kobalija,Mihail (2593)
RUS-ch 53rd Samara (11), 27.06.2000
Sicilian Kan [B42]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.c4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 d6 11.Be3 e5 12.Bxa7 Rxa7 13.Rfd1 Be6 14.Qe3 Ra8 15.Be2 b6 16.Rac1 Qb8 17.Rd2 Ra7 18.Nd5 Nc8 19.Rc3 Rb7 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Qe3 Bd7 22.Rd1 a5 23.Na1 N8a7 24.Nc2 a4 25.Qd2 f6 26.Ncb4 Nxb4 27.Nxb4 Nc8 28.h3 Qa7 29.a3 h6 30.Nd5 Qa5 31.Ne3 Bc6 32.Qc2 Rd8 33.Bg4 Na7 34.Be6 Rc7 35.Nf5 Qc5
36.Rd5!! Bxd5 37.cxd5 Qxc3 38.bxc3 Nb5 39.Qxa4 Nxc3 40.Qb4 Ne2+ 41.Kh2 1-0
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