Versatile rook

12.Rd6! in the diagram position mechanically blocks the freeing advance 12...d5 whereupon none of the moves below is satisfactory for Black. Can you refute them all?
A) 12...Ne8
B) 12...Nd4
C) 12...Qc7
Solution
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0-0 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 e5 11.0-0-0 Rd8 12.Rd6! Ne8 12...Qc7 13.Rxf6! gxf6 14.Qg4+ Kh8 15.Qh4 Qd6 16.f4 Qe7 17.Bb5 Re8 18.Rd1 d6 19.Na5 Bd7 20.Nxb7 Nd4 21.Rxd4 Bxb5 22.Nxd6 exd4 23.Bxd4 Qxd6 24.Bxf6+ Qxf6 25.Qxf6+ Kg8 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Qxb5 Rxe4 28.Qc5+ Kg8 29.b4 h6 30.Qc6 Re1+ 31.Kb2 Rd8 32.Qxh6 Rd2 33.Qg5+ Kf8 34.Qc5+ 12...Nd4 13.Rxd4! exd4 14.Ba5! 13.Ba5! Nxd6 14.Bxb6 axb6 15.Qd3 Ne8 16.Qe3 Nf6 17.Qxb6 Nxe4 18.Bb5 Re8 19.Rd1 Nf6 20.f3 d5 21.Nc5 d4 22.Nxb7 22.Bc4!? 22...Bxb7 23.Qxb7 Na5 24.Qc7 Nd5! 25.Qd7 Red8 26.Qh3 Ne3∞ 27.Rd2 Rdc8 28.Kb1 Nac4 29.Bxc4 Nxc4 30.Rd3 Rcb8 31.Kc1 Rxb2 32.Rb3 Ra2 33.Kb1 R2xa3 34.Rxa3 Nxa3+ 35.Kb2 Nc4+ 36.Kb3 Ne3 37.Qd7 Rb8+ 38.Ka4 Nxg2 39.Qe7 f6 40.Qe6+ Kh8 41.Qc6 Nf4 42.Qd7 h5 43.Qf5 Ra8+ 44.Kb4 Ra1 45.Kc5 Rh1 46.Kd6 Rxh2 47.Ke7 Rg2 48.Kf7 Rg6 0–1
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Mainka,R | 2416 | Boensch,U | 2552 | 0–1 |
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