What is the strongest line for Black?

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of JRussell2 (1024) vs. yoshi (1726)

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(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Ngf3 Qb6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nb3 Ne4 12. Be3 Ba6 13. Re1 Bb4 14. Bd2 Nxd2 15. Nbxd2 O-O 16. a3 Be7 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Rab8 19. Rab1 Rxb3 20. Ne5 Rfb8 21. Nc6 Rb8b7 22. Na5 Bc4 23. Nxb3 Rxb3 24. Rec1 Kf8 25. Rc3 Ke8 26. Rxb3 Bxb3 27. Rc1 Kd7 28. Rc3 Bc4 29. b3 Bb5 30. a4 Bb4 31. Rh3 Be2 32. Rxh7 e5 33. f4 exd4 34. Kf2 d3 35. Rh3 Ke6 36. Re3+ Kf5 37. Re5+ Kxf4 38. Rxd5 Ke4 39. Rd8 Bg4 40. h3 Be6 41. Rb8 a5 42. Re8 Bc5+ 43. Ke1 Ke3 44. Rd8 d2+ 45. Rxd2 Bb4

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