Passed pawns in the country of the bishops

Black to move. Can he achive a draw?
Solution
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Be7 8.Bg2 Nfd7 9.Nce2 Nc6 10.c3 0-0 11.0-0 Re8 12.f4 Nf8 13.f5 Bd7 14.Ng3 Rc8 15.Nh5 Ne5 16.Bh6 gxh6 17.f6 Nfg6 18.fxe7 Rxe7 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.g5 Qf8 21.Qh5 Rc5 22.Rad1 Ba4 23.b3 Bc6 24.b4 Rxc3 25.Ne2 Rd3 26.Rxd3 Nxd3 27.Rd1 Nde5 28.Rxd6 Rd7 29.Nxd7 Qxd6 30.Nf6 Qf8 31.Qxh6 Qxh6 32.gxh6 Nd7 33.Nxd7 Bxd7 34.Kf2 Kg8 35.Ke3 e5 36.Nc3 Nf4 37.Bf3 Kf8 38.Nd5 Nxd5+ 39.exd5 f5 40.d6 Bc6 41.Bh5 b6 42.a3 a5 43.bxa5 bxa5 44.h4 Be8 45.Be2 Bf7 46.Kf2 Be6 47.Bh5 f4 48.Kf3 Bd5+ 49.Kf2 Be6 50.Kf3 Bf5 51.Kf2 e4 52.Ke2 Bd7 53.Kf2 Be6 54.Ke2 Bc8 55.Kf2 Be6 56.Ke2 Bf7 57.Bg4 Bc4+ 58.Kf2 Bd3 59.Be6 e3+ 60.Kf3 Bg6 61.Bg4 Bd3 62.Be6 Be4+ 63.Ke2 Bg6 64.Bg4 Kf7 65.h5 Be4 66.Bd7 Bc2 67.Bh3 Kf6 68.Bg4 Bb3 69.Bf5 Bc4+ 70.Kf3 Bd5+ 71.Ke2 Bc4+ 72.Kf3 Bf7 73.d7 Ke7 74.Bxh7 Bxh5+ 75.Kg2 f3+ 76.Kg3 f2 77.Bd3 Bg6 78.Bb5 Bf5 79.Kg2 Be4+? 79...a4‼ 80.Kf3 80.Kf1?? Bh3+-+ 80...Bxd7 81.Be2 81.Bd3 Bf5= 81...Kf6 82.Kxe3 Kg6 83.Kxf2 Kxh6= 79...Kd8? 80.Kf3 Bxd7 81.Be2 Bf5 82.Kxe3 Ke7 83.Kxf2 Kf6 84.Ke3 Bd7 84...Kg6 85.Bd3 Bxd3 86.Kxd3 Kxh6 87.Kc4 Kg6 88.Kb5 Kf6 89.Kxa5 Ke7 90.Kb6 Kd7 91.Kb7+- 85.Bd3 Kf7 86.Kd4 Ba4 87.Kc3 Bc6 88.Bc2 Kf6 89.Kc4 Kf7 90.Kc5 Bd7 91.Kb6 a4 92.Ka5 Kg8 93.Bxa4 Bf5 94.Bb3+ Kh7 95.Kb4 Bd7 96.Bc4 Kxh6 97.Bb5+- 79...Bxd7? 80.Bxd7 Kf7 80...Kxd7 81.h7+- 81.Bf5+- 80.Kf1! 80.Kg3? Bf5 81.Kf4 Bxd7 82.Be2 Kf6 83.Kxe3 Kg6 84.Kxf2 Kxh6= 80...Bf5 81.Ke2 Bg4+ 81...Bh3 82.Kxe3 f1Q 83.Bxf1 Bxf1 84.h7+- 82.Kxe3 Bxd7 83.h7!? 83.h7!? Bxb5 84.Kxf2+- 83.Kxf2 Bf5 84.Ke3+- 1–0
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