Philidor

Pawns are the soul of the game.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mingiev"]
[Black "Motylev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3k2r/pp2n1b1/3p2p1/q1pPpbPp/1nP4P/P1N1Q3/1P1B4/2KR1BNR b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qa4 2. Nxa4 ( { White can try: } 2. Bd3 Bxd3 3. axb4 Qc2# ) 2... Na2# 0-1