1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 c6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Bb4 12. O-O Qxd4 13. Rad1 Qc5 14. h4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Bxe6 O-O 17. Bb3 Nd5 18. Qf3 Nxc3 19. h5 Qxe5 20. hxg6 Qxg5 21. gxf7+ Kh8 22. Qxc3 Qxg4+ 23. Qg3 Qxg3+ 24. fxg3 Na6 25. Rd6 Nc5 26. Rxc6 Nxb3 27. axb3 b4 28. g4 g6 29. Rc7 Kg7 30. Rf4 a5 31. Kf2 Rac8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Kg3 Rf8 34. Rc4 Rxf7 35. Rc5 Ra7 36. c3 bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rb7 38. g5 h6 39. gxh6+ Kxh6= 40. Kg4 Rb4+ 41. Kg3 g5 42. Kh3 Kg6 43. Kg3 Kh5 44. Kh3 Rb5 45. Kg3 g4 46. Rd3 Kg5 47. Rc3 Kf5 48. Re3?

48. Kf2! is the only move to draw, per the Syzygy tablebases: 48... Ke4 49. Ke2!=.

48... Rc5 49. Rd3 Ke4 50. Rd1 Rc3+ 51. Kxg4 Rxb3 52. Ra1 Rb5 53. Ra4+ Kd3 54. Kf3 Kc2?

54... Rf5+ or rook to anywhere else on the 5th rank is the only way to preserve the win with best play.

55. Ke3!

Only move.

55... Rd5 56. Ke4 Rh5 57. Rc4+?

57. Ke3!= (only move).

57... Kb3 58. Rc8 Rb5?

58... Rh3! (only move).

59. Kd4 a4 60. Rh8?

60. Rc3+!= (only move).

60... a3 61. Rh3+ Kb2?

61... Kb4 or 61... Ka4.

62. Rh2+?

This allows White a reprieve to get back to the previous winning line.

62. Kc4!= (only move).

62... Ka1?

62... Kb3.

63. Kc3= a2 64. Rh1+ Rb1 65. Rh2 Rg1 66. Kb3 Rg3+ 67. Kc2

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