After this counterblow, the white pawns fall one after another.
Of course, the simple retreat 35...Bh6 was also possible, but in this case, White gets a tempo to activate his pieces, and after 36.Nb4 Rc3 37.Ra1 Rxc4 38.Nc6, his rook comes to a7, gaining some chances of saving the game.
Of course, the simple retreat 35...Bh6 was also possible, but in this case, White gets a tempo to activate his pieces, and after 36.Nb4 Rc3 37.Ra1 Rxc4 38.Nc6, his rook comes to a7, gaining some chances of saving the game.
36...Rxc4 37.Nc6 Bc1 38.Kf1 Kf6 39.Rd3 Rc5 40.Na7 e4 41.Rd1 Bh6 42.Ke1 Kf5 0-1
On 1...Ne6?, White wins by 2.Rc2! (2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Rc2 e4 4.Rh2 Qh5∞) 2...Qxa3 3.Ne7+ Qxe7 4.Rh2!.
Here too, a counterblow by the only relatively active piece saves the day:
If the queen is taken, White is killed by the presence of the pawn on f3, which prevents the rook being brought to the kingside with tempo.
After 2...gxh5 3.Rg1+ Kh8 4.Nh6, the threat of Rg8, followed by Nf7 mate is unstoppable.
After 2...gxh5 3.Rg1+ Kh8 4.Nh6, the threat of Rg8, followed by Nf7 mate is unstoppable.
But not 5...Qh5+?? 6.Qxh5 gxh5 7.Nh6+ Kh8 8.Rg1, and again Black has no defence against mate. 8...Rad8 9.Rg8+ Rxg8 10.Nxf7#.