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27) Woodruff A. - Jukes S. [E12]

Major (2) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 a5 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.e3 Ne4 7.Nxe4 Bxe4 8.Bd3 d5 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.Qa4+ Nd7 12.0-0 Bxe5 13.dxe5 0-0

[0.50 Fritz 5.00: 13...Qg5 14.Qc6 Rd8 15.Qxc7 Nxe5 16.b3]

14.Rd1 Nc5 15.Rxd8 Nxa4 16.Rd4 Nc5 17.Rb1 Nb3 18.Bd2 Nxd4 19.exd4 f5 20.g3 Rfd8 21.Be3 Rd7 22.b3 h6 23.h4 Rad8 24.Kg2 Kf7 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Rc2 c5 27.dxc5 bxc5 28.Bxc5 Rxb3 29.Bd6 Rdb7 I don't understand Fritz' querying this move.

[-0.88 Fritz 5.00: 29...Rd8 30.h5 Ke8 31.Kf1 Rd7 32.Ke2 a4 33.Rd2 Rdb7 34.Rd4]

30.c5 Rb2 31.c6 R7b3 32.Rc1 e3 33.c7

+-----------------+
|.+.+.+.+|
|+.).+k0.|
|.+.Gp+.0|
|0.+.)p+.|
|.+.+.+.)|
|)r+.0.).|
|.4.+.)K+|
|+.$.+.+.|
+-----------------+

White is clearly threatening to promote, but it's Black's move! 33...exf2

[1.44 Fritz 5.00: 33...Rxf2+ 34.Kh3 Rbb2 35.Rh1 Rfc2 36.g4 f4 37.g5 h5 38.a4]

34.c8Q Rushed it!

[0.00 Fritz 5.00: 34.Bc5 secures against the perpetual 34...f4 35.Bxf2 Rxg3+ 36.Kh1 Rxf2 37.c8Q Rxa3]

34...f1Q+

[34...f1Q+ 35.Kxf1 Rf3+ 36.Ke1 Re3+ with perpetual!]

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