Black to Play
Pete Tamburro
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From Subarev-Grigoriev, Russian Championship, 1925: 1...b5 2.axb5+ Kb6!! It's only a draw after 2...Kxb5? 3.f4 c4 4.bxc4+ Kxc4 5.f5 a4 6.f6 a3 7.Ke6 a2 8.f7 a1Q 9.f8Q Qa6+ 10.Qd6 Qxd6+ 11.Kxd6 Kc3 12.Kd5= 3.Ke6 a4 4.bxa4 c4 5.f4 d3 6.cxd3 c3 Also 6...cxd3 7.f5 d2 8.f6 d1Q 9.f7 Qd8 10.Kf5 Kc5 11.Kg6 Kd6 12.Kf5 Ke7 13.Kg6 Qf8 14.a5 Qxf7+ 15.Kg5 Ke6 16.b6 Qf5+ 7.f5 c2 8.f6 c1Q and wins
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