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Leinier Dominguez beat Jaime Santos in the final of the three-day knockout in Leon to win the main event of the traditional festival.
Defending champion Maghsoodloo was probably the toughest pairing Dominguez could get in the first round. However, once the match started, it seemed like the Cuban-born grandmaster was going to easily prevail over his young opponent as he got clean wins in games 1 and 2.
But the Iranian is known for his fierce fighting spirit and took the match to Armageddon. Dominguez had the black pieces and only needed a draw:
Both players were in extreme time trouble, and with 41.Rc7 it looks like Parham is about to break through. What defence did Dominquez now find?
(See the full game and the solution below)
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