Black to play

With opposite-colored bishops you've got to attack. What's the best way forward for black?



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22...g5! 23.a5 h5 24.h4?

The most obvious, but 24.h3 was harder to crack.

24...Qg6 25.Qe7?!

This loses, but the attack was already devastating.

[25.Rd4 gxh4 26.Rxh4 Rxf2! wins.]

[25.hxg5 Qxg5 26.axb6 axb6 27.Qd4 h4! and the queen is overloaded.]

25...Re8 26.Qxe8+ Qxe8

And white soon resigned.

0-1, Luzmo - pawnn, ICC 3 0, 2001

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