SCCT Noob book, Rc5 improvement

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Dann Corbit
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SCCT Noob book, Rc5 improvement

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This position from Sedat's latest tournament came from the book NooB:
[d]4r1r1/pp3q1k/6pp/1p2Pp2/3PpPP1/P1R4P/4Q2K/2R5 w - -
Move played was d5, and the result was a draw.

But the move Rc5 wins the game.
4r1r1/pp3q1k/6pp/1p2Pp2/3PpPP1/P1R4P/4Q2K/2R5 w - - acd 36; acs 509; bm Rc5; ce 337; pm Rc5; pv Rc5 Rg7 d5 a6 d6 Qb3 Rc7 Rg8 h4 a5 R7c3 Qf7 Rb1 Qe6 Rxb5 Rc8 Rxc8 Qxc8 Rb2 b5 Qc2 Qd8 g5 Qb6 Qf2 e3 Qe2 Qd4 Kg3 b4 axb4 a4 Rc2 Rb7 Qf3 Rg7 Re2 Qxb4 Rxe3 Qd4;
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