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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown066"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "3r4/1r4kp/3p4/4pp2/N1P5/1bR2P2/1P4PP/R5K1 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... Rb4 ( { It is very tempting to try: } 1... Ra8 2. Ra3 Bxa4 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxa4 3. Rcxb3 Rxb3 4. Rxa4 Rxb2 5. Ra7+ Kf6 6. Rxh7 { Draw. } ) 3. b3 Kf6 4. Rxa4 Rxa4 5. bxa4 Rb1+ 6. Kf2 Ra1 7. c5 dxc5 8. Rc4 { Draw. } ) 2. Ra3 Bxa4 3. b3 Be8 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1