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 [#]Black readily gives away her d5-pawn but Ivan does not capture it, offering instead the exchange sacrifice. 25.h6!? g5 26.¥g5! ¥g5 27.£h5 ¥f4 [Perhaps, the cold-blooded 27...¢h8 would have been more accurate.] 28.¦f3 ¥e5 29.¤f5 £b7 30.¦d5 ¦ce8 31.£g5 ¢h8 32.¦e5 ¦e5 33.¤e7! This is rather a graceful way to a huge advantage; it is interesting that White has already sacrificed every piece he has, some of them - not for a single time! 33...¦e1 34.¢h2 £b8 35.¦g3 ¦e7 36.£e7 ¤e6 37.£e6 £f4 38.a4! This is a sng-froid waiting move; Black is almost in zugzwang. 38...a6 39.£b6 ¦b8 40.£e3 £h4 41.¦h3 £f6 42.£c3 , and Black resigned. [1:0] |