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[Jon Dart]

[D] r5k1/2Rb2r1/p2p2n1/3Pp1q1/p3P2p/3N1Pn1/1PQ2BP1/4RBK1 b - -

bm Rf8. Most engines I have tried want to play h3 or Nxf1. I think Rf8, as played in the game, is better. But it is difficult because the usefulness of this move is seen only many moves out from the start position.

The game:

[Event "Richard Brix Memorial"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2010.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bubir, Alex Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Hefka, Vladimír"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bd2 h5 13. Be1 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Bf2
Nf6 16. c5 g4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 Rf7 19. Rc4 g3 20. hxg3 fxg3 21. Bxg3 a6
22. Na3 h4 23. Bf2 Nh5 24. Re1 Bh6 25. Bf1 Rg7 26. Nc2 Ng3 27. Ne3 Bxe3 28.
Rxe3 Bd7 29. a4 Qg5 30. Qc2 b5 31. Rc7 bxa4 32. Re1 Rf8 33. Qc1 Nf4 34. Nxf4
exf4 35. Rxd7 (35. Bd4 Rg6 36. Rxd7 h3 $19) 35... Rxd7 36. Qc6 Rg7 37. Qxd6 Rg6
38. Qd7 h3 39. Bxg3 fxg3 40. gxh3 g2 0-1