Wilhelm Steinitz

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown117"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4r2/p1p3pk/8/4qpp1/1PQ5/3R4/P4P2/1R3K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rh3+ Kg6 2. Re1 { Black dare not try: } 2... Qf4 ( { Black can try: } 2... Qd6 3. Re6+ Rf6 4. Rxd6 cxd6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qc6+ Kf7 4. Qe6# 1-0