51.Rd7! [51.h5 f5+ 52.Rxf5 Kg7 53.g5 Rc7 54.Rf3 Bd2 55.Kf5 Rd7 56.Be6 Rd6 57.h6+ Kh8 58.g6 Bxh6 59.Kf6 Rxe6+ (59...Bg7+ 60.Kf7 Bh6 61.g7+ Bxg7 62.Rh3+ Bh6 63.Rxh6#) 60.Kxe6 Kg7 61.Kf5 Bd2 62.Rd3 Be1 63.Rd7+ Kg8 64.Rb7 Ba5 65.Rf7 Bd2+–; 51.Rb7 Be5 52.Rxb6 Rc7 53.a5 Re7 54.Kd3 Bc7 55.Ra6 Rd7 56.Ke4 Bh2 57.b4 Kg7 58.b5 Re7+ 59.Kf3 Re5 60.Bc6 Kf7 61.Ra7+ Ke6 62.h5+–]

51...b5? 52.Kf5 [52.Kf5 Ba5 53.Kg6 Rxd5 54.Rxd5 Kg8 55.Rxb5+–] 1–0

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B) 13.Nf5
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C) 28.g4 – 5
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B) 28.h4 – 2
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17...Nxd5! A well-calculated combination by Huzman.

18.Qh5 [18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Nxd5 Bc5 20.Nf4 Bxd4 21.Bd2 Nc6 22.Nxd3 cxd3 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Rac1 Rfe8-/+]

18...Nf6! After carrying out his task, The knight retreats to protect his king.

19.Qh3 Bxh2+! 20.Qxh2 Qxd4 21.Be3 Qd8?! [21...Qg4 △Qf5 22.Qc7 Qf5! 23.Bb6 Rfc8 24.Qg3 Nc6 25.Re1 Re8–+]

22.Bc5 b5 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 24.Qc7 Qb4 25.a3 Qxb2 26.Qxa5 bxa4 27.Nxa4 Qd4µ 28.Nc5 Rc8 29.Nxd3 cxd3 30.Qf5 Rd8 31.Rab1 a5 32.Rb3 d2 33.Qxa5 Ng4 34.Qf5 Re8 35.Rbb1 h5 36.g3 Qc3 37.Kg2 g6 38.Qf3 Qc2 39.a4 Kg7 40.Qb3 Qe4+ 41.Qf3 Nxf2 42.Kxf2 Qd4+ 43.Kg2 Re3 44.Qf2 Qe4+ 45.Kg1 Re2 46.Ra1 Rxf2 47.Kxf2 Qd4+ 48.Ke2 Qe5+ 49.Kf2 Qa5 50.Kg2 g5 51.Kh2 Qe5 52.a5 Qe2+ 53.Kh1 h4 54.g4 f5 55.a6 fxg4 0–1

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15...f5? [Black probably thought that White is unable to take the b7–pawn on account of trapping the bishop.]

[15...cxb3 16.axb3 N6d5! 17.Nc4 0–0 18.Ra5 Nf4 19.Re3 Nc6²]

16.Bxb7!± [White simply ignores the Black's thought!]

16...Rb8 17.Nxc4! [△Nd6 An important intermediate move.]

17...Nxc4 18.bxc4 Rxb7 19.Rb1± [White takes back his pieces with a clear advantage.]

19...a5 20.Ba3 0–0 21.cxb4 e5 22.h3 Bh5 23.Ree1 Rd8? 24.bxa5 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 e4 26.a6 exf3 27.a7 Be5 28.d4 Ra8 29.Bc5 1–0

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