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A beautiful combination.. But how good was it?

I pulled off a very nice looking combination, and it worked out really well in the game, but the computer doesn't like it too much.. What do you think of this game and the combination?
Taking it slowly with 19. Kb1, 20. Rdg1, etc. is probably a better option. Your opponent blundered with 21... Kg8 and could've kept a rather even position with 21...Qf5 (which leads to an OCB ending). But 19. Qxh5+ was a pretty nice find, I have to admit.
Yeah I think it kind of shook my opponent off balance so he got into serious zeitnot and played some pretty bad moves.. So in practice it worked out quite well, but yeah, your suggestion is likely better.
Beautiful sacrifice! Even had black responded properly, you still had a slight edge. Sure, you could have held a +2 advantage but nobody can blame you for going for this sac.
Nice game, even if it would had been better with other moves, the fact that your position is still better than his makes it worth it just for the enjoyment.
Indeed, once I saw it, it was very very hard to resist playing it! :D

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