Nimzovich

The passed Pawn is a criminal that must be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Redikan"]
[Black "Anon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r2r1bk1/pb3p1p/4p1p1/qp2B3/2pP4/2P1P2Q/P1B2PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Bxg6 { The bishop is immune to capture. } 1... fxg6 ( { Black can try: } 1... hxg6 2. Qh8# ) ( { Neither can the bishop be ignored... } 1... h6 2. Qg3 Bg7 3. Bh7+ Kf8 4. Qxg7+ Ke7 5. Bf6+ Kd7 6. Qxf7+ Kc8 7. Qxe6+ Kb8 8. Be5+ Qc7 9. Bxc7+ Kxc7 10. Qe5+ Rd6 11. Qxb5 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 2. Qxe6# 1-0