Blaise Pascal

Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca"]
[Black "Raubicek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "kr2r3/pRp3pp/Q1P5/5R2/Pp1q4/3pp2P/6PK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rxa7+ ( { A draw results by simply piling on: } 1. Ra5 Qf4+ 2. Kg1 Qf2+ 3. Kh1 Qf1+ 4. Kh2 Qf4+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 1... Qxa7 2. Ra5 Qxa6 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rb7 3. Qxb7# ) 3. Rxa6# 1-0