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23.d5 f3! 24.Ng3 Bxc3 25.Rxc3 cxd5 26.gxf3 exf3 27.Qd1 dxc4 28.Qxf3 d5 29.Rd1 Qe5 30.Rd4 Rc6 31.h4 gxh4 32.Qg4+ Rg6 33.Qxh4 Rxa6 34.Rc1 Bg6 35.Qg4 Rf6 36.Qd7 (diagram) 43.Rxc3 Rxc3 44.Rxa7 Rc1 45.Ne3 c3 46.Nd5+ Ke5 47.Nxc3 Rxc3 48.Kh2 h5 49.Ra6 Bf5 50.Ra4 Kf6 51.Rb4 Kg5 52.Ra4 Bg4 0–1 19.Be3 is an important zwischenzug 19...Qc6 20.Rb1 and Black is still better but White is hanging on. 19...Nxc1 20.Rxc1 Rxe2 21.Qxe2 (diagram) In the following game, NM Jimmy Heiserman finds some nice tactics. White: Taghizadeh (2209) Black: Heiserman (2304) C02 French Advance 36...Rxf2! 37.Qxd5+ Qxd5 38.Rxd5 Rf3 39.Kg2 Rexe3 40.Nf1 Rc3 41.Rd8+ Kg7 42.Rd7+ Kf6 Page 12 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 c4 7.Nbd2 Na5 8.h4 Bd7 9.g3 f6 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Bh3 Bd6 12.0–0N 0–0 13.Re1 Rae8 14.Re2 e5! 15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Nf1 Nb3! 19.Rb1 CalChess Journal 21...Rxf2! 22.Qe6+ Rf7+ 23.Kh1 Qc6 24.Qe2 Bc5 0–1 Summer 2014