Avoid moving pawns, because they cannot go backwards.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerter"]
[Black "Scheipl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4k2/p1R1npp1/Pp5r/1B4Q1/1q1p4/6Pp/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Can you find a fast decisive win for white? } 1. Rc8+ ( { White can win in a
slow grinding way. } 1. Rxa7 Rd8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Rxa7 2. Rc8+ Nxc8 3. Qd8# ) 2. Rd7 Ra8 3. a7 Re6 4. Rb7 Qd6 5. Rcc7 Rd8 6. Rxe7 Rxe7 7. Qxe7+ Qxe7 8. Rxe7 Kxe7 9. Bc6 Kd6 10. a8=Q Rxa8 11. Bxa8 Kc5 12. Be4 Kc4 13. Bc2 d3 14. Bd1 { White is in full control. } ) 1... Rxc8 2. Rxc8+ Nxc8 3. Qd8# 1-0