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Why is 39...a6 a mistake?

https://lichess.org/bxux1ISY#39 Why is 39...a6 a mistake?

After 21. axb4, if you take the Queen then 22. Rxa8 wins the two Rooks:

  1. axb4 axb5 22. Rxa8+ Ke7 23. Rxh8

So Black is actually down the exchange (Two Rooks and a Knight for a queen, -4 pawns).

After 21. axb4, if you take the Queen then 22. Rxa8 wins the two Rooks: 21. axb4 axb5 22. Rxa8+ Ke7 23. Rxh8 So Black is actually down the exchange (Two Rooks and a Knight for a queen, -4 pawns).

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