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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "USSR"] [Date "1947.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Simagin"] [Black "Aronin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "B00"] [FEN "r1b1k2r/1R4p1/p1nbNn2/3pp1p1/q7/2P1B3/5PPP/1B1Q1RK1 b kq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { White threatens Bg6# and black's queen.|How can black salvage the draw?|White's queen is immune.|Likewise, white's rook is immune. } 1... e4 ( 1... Qxd1 2. Bg6# ) ( 1... Bxb7 2. Qxa4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Qxa4 ( { If white trys to stop the drawing sequence of moves, then black wins material and the game: } 2. g3 Qxd1 3. Rxd1 Bxb7 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Bxh2+ 3. Kh1 Be5+ 4. Kg1 Bh2+ 5. Kh1 Be5+ 6. Kg1 Bh2+ 7. Kh1 Be5+ { Draw by repetition of position. } 1/2-1/2