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Pillsbury,of course, realizes he can’t take the bishop because he would drop the knight, but he comes up with a brilliant sacrificial idea 16.Bxh6 Bxd4 16...gxh6 17.Qg3+ Kf8 18.Ng6+ wins the queen 17.Qxd4 gxh6 18.Qf4 Nd5 19.Qxh6 f6 Worthy of study is what Pillsbury would have done if Winawer had put up stiffer resistance. It’s a lesson on when to exchange and when not to exchange and why. We leave that to you to figure out--19...f5 20.f4 Qg7 21.Qh4 Qf6 22.Qe1 Re7 23.Rf3 Rg7 24.Bb3 Bd7 25.Rg3 Be8 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Rd1 Rd8 28.Rdd3 Rd6 29.Qa5 Re6 30.Rxg7+ Kxg7 31.Qxa7 Qe7 32.Rg3+ Kh7 33.Qd4 Rg6 34.Rh3+ Rh6 35.Re3 Re6 36.b4 b5 37.Rh3+ Rh6 38.Rg3 Re6 39.a3 Qf6 40.Qc3 Qe7 41.Rg5 20.f4 Re7 21.Ng6 Black Resigns as a queen mate at f8 or h8 follows.

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