26. Kt - K 3

Kt - Kt 4 was the alternative, but in any event White could not resist the attack. I leave it to the reader to work this out for himself, as the variations are so numerous that they would take up too much space.

26. ........ Q - R 4
27. P - B 4 Q × Q
28. R × Q P × P
29. Kt - Kt 4 B - Kt 3

This forces the King to the corner, where he will be in a mating net.

30. K - R 1 Q R - K 1

Now at last the Q R enters into the game and soon the battle is over.

31. P - R 3

If R × P, R - K 8 ch; R - Q 1, R (K 1) - K 7.

31. ........ R - K 8 ch
32. R × R R × R ch
33. K - R 2 B - B 2
34. K - Kt 3 P - Q 4