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It Ain't Over Till It's Over

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Position from a 5 minute blitz game.

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Fen:6r1/1k3p2/5p1p/7q/pPPNP3/4QN1b/P3B1rP/2R1R2K w - - 0 28

I was in deep doo-doo here until my opponent played the strong looking lemon 28. Nb5??, which sets up white for a two move mating combination. After that, I was forced to play my straw card which would have amounted to nothing had he played 28. Bf1 instead. The only thing is now it's a combo-breaker and no longer a straw card.

Black to Play {Position from black's perspective}
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Fen:6r1/1k3p2/5p1p/1N5q/pPP1P3/4QN1b/P3B1rP/2R1R2K b - - 0 28
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