Forward thinking
Actually Black already had to foresee White's impending strike (and his own winning reaction to it) when playing 18...Rfe8! which leads to the diagram position above — kudos!
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1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.d4 exd4 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 Ne7 8.exd5 0-0 9.c4 dxc3 10.Ne4 Nxd5 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Nfg5 Be7 13.Qh5 Bxg5 14.Bxg5 Nf4 15.Bxf4 Bxc4 16.Rfd1 cxb2 17.Rab1 Nd7 18.Be5 Re8 19.Rxd7 Qxd7 20.Nf6+ gxf6 21.Bxf6 - Start an analysis engine:
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Genocchio,D | 2410 | Brunello,S | 2556 | 0–1 | 2017 | B10 | Finale CIA 2017 | 7.2 |
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