Paul Morphy

Checkers is for tramps.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Nxf6+ Kh6 ( { Black dare not try: } 2... Kh8 3. Ng6# ) 3. Neg4+ Kg5 4. h4+ Kf4 5. g3+ Kf3 6. Be2+ Kg2 7. Rh2+ Kg1 8. Kd2# { Castling
long would also result in mate. } 1-0