The ladies invite to a little dance

Black to play. Is this the right moment to promote with ... h1Q?
Solution
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 Nc7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qe4 g6 8.h4 Bg7 9.Bc4 b5 10.Bb3 Bb7 11.Nxb5 Nxb5 12.Qd5 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 e6 14.Qd3 Qb6 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Qxb5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.0-0-0 Bxg2 19.Rxd7 a6 20.Rxc7+ axb5 21.Rc5 Bxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Bxh1 23.Rxb5 Kd7 24.Bf4 Rhc8 25.a4 f6 26.Rb4 Bd5 27.Rd4 Ke8 28.Rb4 Ra7 29.c4 Rb7 30.Rb5 Bc6 31.Ka3 e5 32.Be3 Kd7 33.Kb4 f5 34.a5 f4 35.Bb6 Bxb5 36.Kxb5 e4 37.c5 e3 38.fxe3 fxe3 39.Bd1 h5 40.Bf3 Rxb6+ 41.axb6 Rf8 42.c6+ Kc8 43.Be2 Rf2 44.Bc4 Rf5+ 45.Ka6 Rc5 46.Ka7 Ra5+ 47.Ba6+ Rxa6+ 48.Kxa6 e2 49.b7+ Kc7 50.Ka7 e1Q 51.b8Q+ Kxc6 52.Qc8+ Kd5 53.Qd7+ Kc4 54.Qc6+ Kb3 55.Qxg6 Qxh4 56.Qd3+ Kb4 57.Qd2+ Kc5 58.Qa5+ Kc6 59.Qb6+ Kd7 60.Qb5+ Ke7 61.Qe5+ Kf7 62.Qf5+ Ke8 63.Qb5+ Kf8 64.Qf5+ Kg7 65.Qe5+ Kg6 66.Qe8+ Kf5 67.Qf7+ Kg4 68.Qe6+ Kf3 69.Qf5+ Kg3 70.Qd3+ Kg2 71.Qd5+ Kf2 72.Qf5+ Kg1 73.Qb1+ Kg2 74.Qb7+ Kh2 75.Qf3 Qg4 76.Qf2+ Kh1 77.Ka6 h4 78.Qf1+ Kh2 79.Qf2+ Kh3 80.Kb5 Qg3 81.Qf1+ Kh2 82.Qe2+ Kh3 83.Qe6+ Qg4 84.Qe3+ Kg2 85.Qd2+ Kf1 86.Qc1+ Kf2 87.Qc5+ Kg2 88.Qc2+ Kg3 89.Qc3+ Qf3 90.Qe1+ Kg4 91.Qg1+ Kf5 92.Qc5+ Kg6 93.Qd6+ Qf6 94.Qh2 Qf5+ 95.Kc4 Qe4+ 96.Kc3 Qe3+ 97.Kc2 h3 98.Qd6+ Kg5 99.Kd1 Kg4 100.Qg6+ Kf3 101.Qf5+ Kg2 102.Qg4+ Qg3 103.Qe2+ Kg1 104.Qe4 h2 105.Qd4+ Kg2 106.Qd2+ Qf2 107.Qg5+ Kh1 108.Qd5+ Qg2 109.Qf5 Kg1 110.Qc5+ Qf2 111.Qg5+ Kf1 112.Qb5+ Kg2 113.Qg5+ Qg3 114.Qd2+ Kf1 115.Qd5 Qg4+ 116.Kc1 Qg1 117.Qf3+ Ke1 118.Qe4+ Kf2+ 119.Kd2 h1Q? 119...Qg2!? 120.Qe1+ 120.Qe2+ Kg1-+ 120.Qe3+ Kf1+ 121.Kd1 Qd5+ 122.Kc2 h1Q-+ 120...Kf3+ 121.Kd3 h1Q 121...Qg6+!? 122.Kc3 Qg1 123.Qh4 Qe3+ 124.Kb2 Qf2+-+ 122.Qe4+ Kg3 123.Qe5+ Kg4 124.Qg7+ Kf5 125.Qf7+ Ke5 126.Qe8+ Kd6 127.Qd8+ Kc6 128.Qc8+ Kb6 129.Qd8+ Kb5 130.Qb8+ Qb7-+ 120.Qe3+ Kg2 121.Qg5+ Kf1 122.Qb5+ Kf2 123.Qc5+ Kf3 124.Qf5+ Kg3 125.Qg5+ Kf2 126.Qe3+ Kg2 127.Qg5+ Kh3 128.Qh5+ Kg2 129.Qg4+? 129.Qd5+ Kf1 130.Qb5+ Kf2 131.Qc5+ Kf3 132.Qf5+ Kg3 133.Qg5+ Kh3 134.Qh5+= 129.Qg5+= 129...Kf2 130.Qe2+ Kg3 131.Qe5+ Kg4 132.Qg7+ Kf5 133.Qf7+ Ke5 134.Qe7+ Kd5 135.Qb7+ 135.Qd8+ Kc5 136.Qa5+ Kc6 137.Qa6+ Kc7 138.Qc4+ Qc6-+ 135...Kc5 136.Qc7+ 136.Qa7+ Kb5 137.Qb8+ Qb6-+ 136...Qc6 136...Qc6 137.Qa7+ 137.Qa5+ Kd6 138.Qb4+ Kd7-+ 137...Qb6 138.Qa3+ 138.Qe7+ Qd6+-+ 138...Qb4+-+ 0–1
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