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[FEN “8/2q3kp/6p1/4p1QP/1n2P3/1P1r1P2/1P6/1K5R w – – 0 33”]
How should White respond to 33.Rc1?
Van der Wiel,John (2465) – Mestel,A Jonathan (2390)
Luzern ol (Men) (10), 09.11.1982
Sicilian Defense [B76]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.0-0-0 Rc8 10.Kb1 Ne5 11.g4 0-0 12.Nd5 e6 13.Nc3 a6 14.h4 b5 15.Bh6 b4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nce2 Nc4 18.Qxb4 e5 19.Nb3 a5 20.Qe1 a4 21.Ng3 axb3 22.axb3 Na5 23.Rxd6 Qc7 24.Qd2 Be6 25.h5 Rfd8 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Bd3 Nc6 28.hxg6 fxg6 29.Qg5 Nb4 30.Nh5+ Nxh5 31.gxh5 Bxb3 32.cxb3 Rxd3
33…Rd1!! 0-1 (34.Rxd1 leads to mate: 34…Qc2+ 35.Ka1 Qxd1+ 36.Qc1 Qxc1#; 34.Qd2 is no help either.)
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