Knocking down the fortress

White to play. Can White knock down the fortress?
Solution
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.a3 Bb7 9.f3 d6 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qd2 Rac8 14.Rfd1 Qb8 15.b4 Rfe8 16.Nb3 h6 17.Kh1 Bd8 18.Bf4 Ne5 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.c5 Nh5 21.Qa2 Bg5 22.Rb1 Be3 23.Na4 b5 24.Nb6 Rcd8 25.a4 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Qa1 bxa4 28.Nxa4 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Qe8 30.Nc3 Qe7 31.g3 Qg5 32.Qe1 Kh7 33.b5 axb5 34.Bxb5 Bd4 35.c6 Bc8 36.Bf1 Bb6 37.Na4 Ba7 38.Nac5 Qd8 39.Qa1 Qb6 40.Qxe5 Nf6 41.Qa1 e5 42.Qa4 Be6 43.Qb5 Bxb3 44.Qxb6 Bxb6 45.Nxb3 Kg8 46.Nc5 Kf8 47.Na6 Ne8 48.Nb4 Nc7 49.Nd3 f6 50.h4 Ke7 51.Bh3 Kd6 52.Bd7 Na6 53.Kg2 Nc5 54.Nxc5 Bxc5 55.h5 Bb6 56.Kh3 Ke7 57.Kg4 Bc7 58.Kf5 Bb8 59.f4 Bc7 60.Kg6 Kf8 61.f5 Ba5 62.g4 Bd8 63.Be6 Bc7 64.Bd5 Bb6 65.Bc4 Bd8 66.Be6 Bc7 67.Bb3 Ba5 68.Bd1 Bd8 69.Be2 Kg8 70.Bd1 Kf8 71.Bb3 Ba5 72.g5‼ hxg5 72...fxg5 73.Be6 g4 73...Bd8 74.f6 gxf6 75.Kxh6 Ke7 76.Kg6 Kxe6 77.h6+- 74.f6 gxf6 75.Bxg4 Bd8 76.Kxh6 Kf7 77.Be6+ Kxe6 78.Kg6 f5 79.exf5+ Kd6 80.h6 Kxc6 81.h7+- 73.h6 gxh6 74.Kxf6 g4 74...Bc7 75.Bd1 Ke8 76.Ke6 Kd8 77.f6+- 75.Bd1 g3 75...h5 76.Kxe5+- 76.Bf3 Bc7 77.Bg2 h5?! 77...Bb8!? 78.Kg6 Bc7 79.Kxh6 Kf7 80.Kg5 Bd8+ 81.Kg4 Bc7 82.Kxg3 Kf6 83.Kg4 Bb6 84.Kh5 Kg7 85.Bf1 Kf6 86.Bc4 Kg7 86...Ba5 87.Kh6+- 87.Ba2 Bd8 88.Bb3 Ba5 89.Kg5 Bd2+ 90.Kg4 Ba5 91.Kf3 Kf6 92.Ke3 Ke7 93.Kd3 Kd6 94.Ba4 Bd8 95.Kc4 Bc7 96.Kb5+- 78.Ke6 Ke8 79.f6 Bb8 80.Bf3 h4 81.Bg2 Kf8 82.Bh3 Ke8 83.f7+ Kf8 84.Kd7 Kxf7 85.c7 Bxc7 86.Kxc7 Kg6 87.Kd6 Kf6 88.Kd5 Kg6 89.Ke6 Kh6 90.Kf6!? 90.Kf6!? Kh5 91.Kf5 Kh6 92.Kg4 Kg6 93.Kxh4+- 90.Kxe5?! Kg5 91.Kd4 Kf4 92.e5 Kf3 93.e6 g2 94.Bxg2+ Kxg2 95.e7 h3 96.e8Q h2 97.Qe2+ Kg1 98.Ke3 h1Q 99.Qf2# 1–0
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Kashtanov,R | 2322 | Laurusas,T | 2421 | 1–0 |
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