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Apr 27, 2023Liked by Dennis Monokroussos

Actually the line you (and engines) give after 27.Qxc4 Nf3, culminating in 36.-b3 "there's no good answer to ...Ba3, and the b-pawn promotes" continues. The b-pawn doesn't promote but black is still winning: 37.Nf6 Ba3 38.Nd7 Bxb2 39.Nc5 - white is just in time to stop the b-pawn but 39.-Bxd4 40.Nxb3 Bxf2. And this - two connected passers for black - is of course resignable.

Not to "correct" you, I just wonder whether there is any "logic" to black winning in such a way, made possible by three white pawns (b2, d4, f2) on dark squares. Who would predict the game to end like this?

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