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 [#]White enjoys a spatial advantage and may offer the queens' exchange by 20.£d6white stands better. However, Luke prefers a more sharp continuation 20.¤c7!? Black replied with 20...¥g4 [so far as 20...¦b8 21.¤e8 resulted in a position cheerless for him.] 21.¤a8 ¤a4! White found the strongest reply there: 22.¤c7! [He would have been only slightly better after 22.£d6 ¥c3 23.bc ¥d1 24.£f6 gf 25.¤c7 ¥g4] 22...¤c3 23.bc ¥c7 24.f3! White had to foresee this move when starting his operation. 24...¥c8 [Slightly better for Black was 24...¥f3 25.¦f1 £c6 26.¥d5 ¥d5 27.£d5 £a4 28.£c5white stands better] 25.£e3 ¥a5 26.£c5 ¥b6 27.£e7 £f3 28.¥d5 £h5 [The white pawn was untouchable: 28...£c3? 29.£f7! ¦f7 30.¦e8#] 29.¦e5 £h6 30.¢b1 g6 31.¦f1 ¥f5 32.g4 ¥d8 33.£d6 £h3 34.¦f3 £g4 35.¦ef5! Black resigned. [1:0] |