I (black) felt that there was a way to get out of this alive and with even material, after I accepted the sacrifice of Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition (white) and ended up in this situation. So I used up all my time to think myself out of it … and still failed.
Do you see a way out? It is possible.
Solution: show
There may be several ways to keep a chance of winning. One is to start with Be6. The reason why it is not obvious is that after Qxb7+ the rook seems lost. But black can set up a trap while getting out of check. This is one possible line of play: 1. … Be6 2. Qxb7+ Qd7 3. Qxa8 Nc6 4. Qxh8 Bxh8. A possible variation is that white trades queens instead of trading the queen against the two black rooks.
Something in the general line of 1. … c4 2. Qxc4 Be6 3. Qb3 Nxf4 4. Qxb7+ could also work.
The key is to see that … Qxb7 and … Qxa8 is not such a big thread, because there is a potential trap against the white queen. As a consequence, the light bishop can be activated.
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