The middle of nowhere

Black to move. How do you defend against White's threat to promote the h-pawn?
Solution
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.d4 c6 7.Nge2 Qc7 8.0-0 e5 9.h3 Nh5 10.g4 Nf6 11.Be3 Nfd7 12.Ng3 Nb6 13.b3 c5 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Na6 17.Rc1 Qa5 18.Qe2 b6 19.a4 Nb4 20.Rfd1 Ba6 21.Qd2 Rac8 22.Bf1 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Qa6+ 24.Kg2 Qb7 25.Bh6 Rcd8 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.f3 Qe7 28.h4 h6 29.Rh1 Rh8 30.Rh2 Nc6 31.Ne2 Na5 32.Qc3 Kh7 33.h5 Qg5 34.Rch1 Kg7 35.Kg3 Qf6 36.Qe3 g5 37.Kg2 Rc8 38.Rc1 c4 39.bxc4 Nxc4 40.Qd3 Nd6 41.Rhh1 Nb7 42.Rxc8 Rxc8 43.Rd1 Nc5 44.Qb5 a6 45.Qc4 Qd8 46.Ng3 Nb7 47.Nf5+ Kh7 48.Qxa6 Rc2+ 49.Kg3 Nd6 50.Qa7 Nxf5+ 51.exf5 Qc7 52.Qxc7 Rxc7 53.d6 Rd7 54.f6 Kg8 55.Kf2 Kf8 56.Ke3 Ke8 57.Ke4 Ra7 58.Kxe5 Ra5+ 59.Rd5 Rxa4 60.d7+ Kd8 61.Kd6 Rf4 62.Kc6 Rxf6+ 63.Kb5 Rxf3 64.Rd6 Rf4 65.Kxb6 Rxg4 66.Kc6 Ra4 67.Kd5 g4 68.Rxh6 Kxd7 69.Rh8 f5 70.Ke5 f4 71.h6 Ra5+? 71...f3! 72.h7 72.Rf8 g3 73.Rxf3 Rh4 74.Rxg3 Rxh6= 72...Ra5+ 73.Ke4 Rh5 73...Ra4+?! 74.Ke3 Ra3+ 75.Kd4 Ra4+ 76.Kc3 f2 77.Rd8+ Kxd8 78.h8Q+ Kd7 79.Qg7+ Ke6 80.Qg6+ Ke5 81.Qg5+ Ke4 82.Qxg4+ Ke3= 74.Ke3 Re5+ 75.Kf2 75.Kf4 Rh5 76.Kxg4 f2= 75...Re2+ 76.Kg3 Rg2+ 77.Kh4 Rh2+ 78.Kxg4 f2= 71...g3? 72.h7 Ra5+ 73.Kxf4 Rh5 74.Kxg3+- 71...Ke7? 72.h7 Kf7 73.Rg8+- 72.Kxf4 Ra6 72...Rh5 73.Kxg4 Rh1 74.h7 Ke7 74...Ke6 75.Re8+ Kf7 76.h8Q+- 75.Ra8 Rxh7 76.Ra7++- 73.h7 Rf6+ 74.Kg3 74.Kxg4 74...Ke7 74...Rh6 75.Ra8 Rxh7 76.Ra7++- 75.Ra8 1–0
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