William Napier

Of chess, it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Holditz"]
[Black "Legel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rn1q1rk1/pp1b2p1/3bp2p/3pP1N1/3P3P/P2B4/1PQ2P2/R4K1R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Bh7+ Kh8 2. Bg8 hxg5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxf2+ 3. Qxf2 hxg5 4. Bf7 g4 5. exd6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qh7# 1-0