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Gelfand,Boris (2665) – Kramnik,Vladimir (2765)
EU-Cup Gr4 Berlin (2), 1996
Semi-Slav [D45]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 Bb4 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 b6 11.Bd3 Ba6 12.Qa4 dxc4 13.Qxa6 cxd3 14.Qxd3 0-0 15.g5 Nd5 16.Bd2 f5 17.0-0-0 c5 18.Kb1 b5 19.Qxb5 Rab8 20.Qa5 Rb3 21.Ka2 Rfb8 22.Rb1 e5 23.Rhc1 Qe6 24.Ka1 exd4 25.Rxc5 Nxc5
[FEN “1r4k1/p5pp/4q3/Q1nn1pP1/3p4/Pr2PN2/1P1B1P1P/KR6 w – – 0 26”]
How did Black respond to 26.Qxc5?
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26…Nc3! 27.Nxd4 [27.Bxc3 dxc3 28.Nd4 cxb2+ 29.Rxb2 (29.Ka2 Rxa3+ with mate to follow.) 29…Rxb2 with mate to follow.] 27…Rxb2 28.Rxb2 Qa2+ 0-1 [28…Qa2+ 29.Rxa2 Rb1#]
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