Summer classic: Lasker

Little material, lots of action! Only one of the following continuations secures the draw for White. Which one?
A) 41.Qe6
B) 41.Rxd4
C) 41.Bxd4
Solution
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Ng4 9.Nf3 f5 10.h3 e4 11.hxg4 exd3 12.cxd3 fxg4 13.Qe2+ Be7 14.Ng5 0-0 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kh8 17.Nc3 Nb7 18.Qe4 h6 19.b4 a5 20.Ne2 Bf6 21.Rb1 axb4 22.d4 Qd6 23.d3 Rae8 24.Qxg4 Bxd4 25.0-0 Bf6 26.Nf4 Bg5 27.Rxb4 Nc5 28.Rd4 Rxf4 29.Rxf4 Bxf4 30.Bxf4 Qd5 31.d4 Ne6 32.Be5 c5 33.Qg6 Ra8 34.f4 cxd4 35.Qxh6+ Kg8 36.Qg6 Rxa2 37.Rc1 Ra7 38.Rc8+ Nf8 39.Qe8 Rf7 40.Rd8 Qe4! 41.Qe6?? 41.Rxd4? Qe1+ 42.Kh2 g5‼ 42...g6?! 43.Rd3! Rh7+ 44.Rh3 43.Rd3 43.fxg5 Rh7+ 44.Rh4 Rxh4# 43.g3 Rh7+ 44.Kg2 Qe2+ 45.Kg1 Rh2! 43...g4! 41.Bxd4! Qxf4 41...Qb1+ 42.Kh2 g5? 43.fxg5 Rh7+ 44.Kg3+- 41...Qxe8 42.Rxe8 Rxf4= 42.Qe3 Qf1+ 43.Kh2 g6 44.Kg3 41...Qe1+ 41...d3?? 42.Rxf8+ Kxf8 43.Bd6+ Kg8 44.Qxe4 42.Kh2 Qh4+ 43.Kg1 Qxd8 0–1
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