The shot:
23-19 16-30 31-26 30-23 27-2 20-27 2-11 27-31 32-27 31-24 28-19 WW (5-9 17-13
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This shot leads to material equality. But the resulting White win is easy. This is game #171 in the match book.
D. Hyde - E. Markusic, 4th International Match, 1983
11-16 23-18 8-11 18-14 9-18 22-8 4-11 26-23 16-20 30-26 (Or 25-22 or 24-19 PP)
10-14 (11-15 PP) 25-22 6-10 29-25 2-6 (11-15, Markusic) 22-17 11-16? (6-9 17-13
1-6, probable draw, Markusic) [diagram]
The shot:
23-19 16-30 31-26 30-23 27-2 20-27 2-11 27-31 32-27 31-24 28-19 WW (5-9 17-13
9-14 25-22 and Red loses a piece).