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[FEN “1k4r1/p6r/Pn1P4/4Q3/4Pp2/2P2P2/4K1p1/8 b – – 0 45”]
How should White respond to 45…g1Q?
Sasikiran,Krishnan (2664) – Venkatesh,MR (2399)
IND-ch Mumbai (8), 22.01.2003
Nimzo-Indian Defense [E31]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 e5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Nf3 Qe7 11.Nd2 Kd8 12.Bd3 Re8 13.f3 Kc7 14.Rb1 Nb6 15.e4 g5 16.Bf2 Nh5 17.Nf1 Nf4 18.Ne3 Nxd3+ 19.Qxd3 f5 20.g4 f4 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.gxf5 Rg8 23.h3 h5 24.Ke2 Rg7 25.Rb5 Rag8 26.Qb1 Kb8 27.Kd3 g4 28.hxg4 hxg4 29.Rh6 Rh7 30.Re6 Qd8 31.f6 Rh3 32.Ke2 g3 33.Bg1 Rf8 34.a4 Rh7 35.a5 Na8 36.a6 b6 37.Rxc5 dxc5 38.Bxc5 Rxf6 39.Bd6+ Qxd6 40.Rxd6 Rxd6 41.c5 Rg6 42.d6 g2 43.Qb5 Rg8 44.cxb6 Nxb6 45.Qxe5 g1Q
46.d7+! Ka8 47.Qe8+! 1–0 47…Rxe8 48.dxe8Q+ Nc8 49.Qxc8#.
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