Hanging on

White might need more than one good move to save his rooks. After 29.Rd1 Qb8 the pin on the diagonal to h2 is still acute. What would you play with White now?
A) 30.g3
B) 30.Txd8 Txd8 31.g3
C) Black conquers material in any case
Solution
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nd7 11.0-0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 e5 14.Bb3 Rd8 15.Re1 Qf6 16.Qc2 Re8 17.d5 cxd5 18.Bxd5 Nb6 19.Bb3 Be6 20.Qe4 Bxb3 21.axb3 Qe7 22.Rec1 Rad8 23.h3 Nd5 24.Rc5 Qe6 25.Qa4 a6 26.e4 Nf4 27.Rxe5 Ne2+ 28.Kh2 Qd6 29.Rd1! Qb8 29...Qxd1? 30.Rxe8+ 30.Rxd8? 30.g3! Rxe5 30...Rxd1?? 31.Rxe8+ 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.Nxe5 Qd1 33.Kg2! 33.Nf3?? Qf1! 30...Rxd8 31.g3 Nd4! 0–1
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Hagen,A | 2440 | Grabarczyk,M | 2430 | 0–1 |
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