Mikhail Tal

Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Liuboshitz"]
[Black "Shagalovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rnb2k1r/pp1nb1pp/1q2p3/1N1pp2Q/3p3P/3B2R1/PPPB1PP1/R3K1N1 w Q - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rxg7 Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kg8 3. Bg6 Qxb5 ( { Black can try: } 3... hxg6 4. Qxg6# ) 4. Bf7# 1-0