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Frank James Marshall vs William Ewart Napier
Brooklyn 1896  ·  Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31)  ·  1-0
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Feb-23-10  elohah: That's a nice final move.
Is there a win?

Certainly after 27...g5 28 Qh7+ Kf8
29 Rxg5!! rips thru effectively.

What about 27...Rxe7 or 27...Kxe7 tho?

Feb-23-10  1. h4: <elohah>

27...Rxe7 is met by 28.Rxg7+ Ke8 29.Qxg8+ Kd7 30.Rxe7+ Kxe7 31.Qg7+ Kd6 32.c5+!, winning the black Q on c7. Black ends up with R+B vs Q with 32...bxc5 33.dxc5+ Kxc5 34.Qxc7 Rxd3, which, of course, is hopeless.

27.Kxe7 loses in a similar fashion: 28.Qxg7+ Kd6 29.c5+. Notice that the white R on d3 is protected, so 29...bxc5 30.dxc5+ Kxc5 31.Qxc7 Rxd3 doesn't quite work.

Btw, I like your avatar. :D

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