A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
[FEN “6k1/3R1pp1/p7/5P2/1P1Q2qp/8/5PPK/4r3 b – – 0 38”]
How should Black follow-up on 38…Re4 39.Qd5?
Tarjan,James – Karpov,Anatoly
Skopje (13), 1976
Queen’s Gambit Declined [D55]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.Rc1 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Bb7 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.Qe2 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.0-0 h6 13.Bh4 a6 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.Bc2 Nb6 16.Na4 Rc8 17.Ne5 Qd6 18.Nxb6 Qxb6 19.Qf3 Rc7 20.Bg3 Bf8 21.Ng4 Rc6 22.Ba4 Nxg4 23.Bxc6 Nxh2 24.Kxh2 Bxc6 25.b3 Re6 26.Rxd5 h5 27.Qd1 h4 28.Bf4 Bxd5 29.Qxd5 Qa5 30.Rd1 Be7 31.Bg5 Bd6+ 32.Bf4 Bxf4+ 33.exf4 Qxa2 34.Qxc5 Re8 35.b4 Qe2 36.Rd7 Qg4 37.Qd4 Re1 38.f5
39…Qf4+ 40.Kh3 Re3+!! 0-1 If 41.fxe3 Qg3#; 41.g3 Rxg3+ 42.Kh2 Qxf2+ 43.Kh1 Rg1#.
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