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[FEN “7k/3q1pp1/2R4p/1P1Np3/3bP1P1/7P/Qr3PK1/8 w – – 0 42”]
How did Black follow up on 42.Qa8+ Kh7?
Kuzmin,Gennadi P (2520) – Grigorian,Karen Ashotovich (2470)
URS-ch40 Baku (21), 19.12.1972
Sicilian Kan [B42]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 d6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bd2 e5 13.b4 0-0 14.Rfc1 a5 15.b5 Nd7 16.Be3 Bb7 17.Qg4 Kh8 18.Qh5 Qd8 19.Rd1 Rc8 20.a4 cxb5 21.axb5 Nc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Na4 Rc8 24.c5 dxc5 25.Bc4 Qe8 26.Nc3 Rd8 27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.Nxd5 c4 29.Rxa5 Bc5 30.Ra6 Rd6 31.Rxd6 Bxd6 32.Ne3 Qe6 33.Qe2 Rc8 34.Rc1 c3 35.Nd5 Ra8 36.g4 Bc5 37.Rxc3 Bd4 38.Rc6 Qd7 39.Kg2 Ra3 40.h3 Rb3 41.Qa2 Rb2 42.Qa8+ Kh7
43.Rxh6+!! 1-0 If 43…gxh6 44.Nf6+; 43…Kxh6 44.Qh8+ Kg5 (or 44…Kg6) 45.Qh5#.
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