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[FEN “1r4k1/6pp/4pn2/4p3/r3P3/2RP4/1p3PPP/1R3NK1 b – – 0 28”]
How did Black follow up on 28…Ra1 29.Nd2?
Koustas,Anastasios – Grivas,Efstratios
Athens, 1982
Ruy Lopez [C77]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 Be7 7.Nbd2 0-0 8.Nf1 b5 9.Bb3 d5 10.Qe2 d4! 11.Ng3 a5 12.a3 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.a4 dxc3 15.bxc3 b4 16.Bb2 bxc3 17.Bxc3 Bb4 18.Bxb4 axb4 19.0-0 Nd4 20.Nxd4 Qxd4 21.Qa2 Ra6 22.Rac1 Qd7 23.Qc4 Rxa4 24.Qxc7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 Rb8 26.Rb1 b3 27.Rc3 b2 28.Nf1 Ra1 29.Nd2
29…Nxe4!! 30.dxe4 Rd8 31.Kf1 [31.Rc2 Rxd2 32.Rcxb2 Rd1+ 33.Rxd1 Rxd1# (Grivas).] 31…Rxd2 32.Ke1 Rd8 0-1
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