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Evgeny Romanov vs Alexander Graf
European Championship (2007), Dresden GER, rd 8, Apr-11
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81)  ·  0-1

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Oct-10-23  Brenin: 34 ... Rxh3+ 35 Bxh3 (forced) Bc6 skewers the White Q, so after an exchange on e7 Black has Q versus R+B, still with some work to do.
Oct-10-23  Mayankk: White Queen and King are juicily lined up on the long diagonal but the g2 Bishop is playing spoilsport and an immediate skewer via Bc6 doesn't work.

So we first displace the g2 Bishop by 34 ... Rxh3+ 35 Bxh3 (only move) Bc6 36 Qxc6+ Qxc6+. And Black should soon pick up the weak b-c pawns with an easy win.

Oct-10-23  King.Arthur.Brazil: Really easy: 34...Rxh3+ 35. Bxh3 Bc6 36. Bg2 Bxe4 37. Bxe4 Qd4 38. Bd3 b3 end.
Oct-10-23
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  takebackok: bang bang over
Oct-10-23  saturn2: Rxh3 followed by the skewer Bc6 yields Q vs B+T. White can play on with a bad position.
Oct-10-23  TheaN: Would argue that after the text up to move 37 White does have the better pieces. I think I improved om Black's play with 37....Qe3!, not sure what Black was worried about as after 38.Bc6+ Kd8 39.Rd1+ Kc7 both pieces are en prise. Qc4 didn't do much and Black has some work to do.
Oct-10-23  mel gibson: Too easy for a Stockfish analysis.
Oct-10-23  eblunt: I may be being stupid, but I thought it was a 'pin' not a skewer in this case. I thought a pin is when the piece is in front of the king, and a skewer was when it is behind the king (and exposed by a check when the king has to move )
Oct-10-23  mel gibson: Stockfish analysis anyway:

34. .. Rxh3+

(34. .. Rxh3+ (Rh6xh3+ Bg2xh3 Bd7-c6 Bh3-g2 Bc6xe4 Bg2xe4 Qc5-e3 Be4-c6+ Ke8-d8 Ng6xe7 Kd8xe7 Kh1-g2 Qe3-e2+ Rf1-f2 Qe2-g4+ Kg2-h2 Qg4-d4 Rf2-e2 Qd4-c4 Bc6-f3 g5-g4 Kh2-g2 g4xf3+ ) +8.23/47 571)

score for Black +8.23 depth 47.

Oct-10-23
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  chrisowen: Eu faith joy its Rxh3+ affable its off its coffin abe leeway dub choose arrived its odd its Rxh3+ fit;
Oct-10-23  Hercdon: White was winning, and should have played 34. Nd3 � the game shows that 34. Ng6 totally loses
Oct-10-23  Chris Bennington: Much easier than yesterday.

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