How to play positioms with rare material distribution

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In this game I sacrificed my Queen for a piece, a rook with a pawn ahaed. In theese type of positions a single mistake can be decisive.

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Hey folks! Please open the move list to see some possible lines I calculated.

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I think on 36, King takes Bishop instead of Knight takes rook forces draw by infinite check of promoted pawn to Q

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Gonnosuke wrote:

Doesn't 31...dxc2 give black the win?  White has to push the f-pawn in order to slay the promoted piece and in the process blows up his entire position.  Violence ensues.  I think a reflex aversion to doubled-pawns might have caused black to overlook the possibilities (perfectly understandable given the time constraints).


 I actually think ...C2 might be more decisive, as it forces the white queen to take up a defencive position, although the pawn should promote in a few more moves regardless.