I've been looking through some games today and i came across a beautifully played ending by Boris Gelfand (black) against Anatoly Karpov (white). At one stage Gelfand goes into a line where he has to sack his Queen, leaving him with two minor pieces against a Queen. Well worth a look imho.. 🙂
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[Event "It"] [Site "Cap d'Agde (France)"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.O-O c5 7.c3 Qb6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Ng5 Bd7 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.a4 h6 12.Nf3 Nh5 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Bg4 15.d5 Bc8 16.a5 Nd7 17.e4 Nf6 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Rfd1 b5 20.axb6 axb6 21.Ne3 b5 22.Qc2 h5 23.Nh2 Bh6 24.Nhf1 Rfc8 25.Bf3 Ra7 26.Qe2 Rb8 27.Nc2 Ng4 28.Rxa7 Qxa7 29.Ra1 Qb7 30.Qd1 Ra8 31.Nh2 Nf6 32.Nf1 Ra6 33.Nfe3 Qa7 34.Rxa6 Qxa6 35.b4 Bg7 36.e5 Nh7 37.e6 fxe6 38.dxe6 Bxe6 39.Bd5 Qc8 40.Qd3 Nf6 41.Bxe6+ Qxe6 42.Qxg6 Qf7 43.Qf5 e6 44.Qf3 Nd5 45.Qe4 Nxc3 46.Qc6 Bf8 47.g4 hxg4 48.Nxg4 Qf5 49.Nce3 Qg6 50.Qf3 Bg7 51.bxc5 dxc5 52.Qa8+ Kh7 53.Qb7 Ne2+ 54.Kf1 Nd4 55.g3 b4 56.Qh1+ Kg8 57.Qa8+ Bf8 58.Ne5 Qg7 59.N3g4 b3 60.Kg2 Kh7 61.Qe8 b2 62.Qh5+ Kg8 63.Nh6+ Qxh6 64.Qf7+ Kh8 65.Ng6+ Qxg6 {Here we go! See how Gelfand handles this position with two minor pieces dominating a Queen. } 66.Qxg6 c4 67.g4 c3 68.g5 Nf5 69.Qf6+ Bg7 70.Qd8+ Kh7 71.Qd3 Kg6 72.f4 Kf7 73.Kh3 Bd4 74.Qe4 Ke7 75.Qd3 Ne3 76.Qxd4 b1=Q 77.Qxe3 Qf5+ 78.Kg3 c2 79.Qa7+ Kd6 80.Qa3+ Qc5 81.Qc1 Qc3+ 82.Kh4 Ke7 83.g6 0-1