Arthur Conan Doyle

Amberley excelled at chess - one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown366"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/2q2rpp/p4p2/1p1p4/2rP2Q1/2P3RP/P5P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A classic blockade tactic. } 1. Re8+ Rf8 { Black is forced to blockade his
king's escape square on f8. } 2. Qe6+ Qf7 3. Re7 { The situational pin
threatens black's queen. } 3... Qxe6 4. Rgxg7+ Kh8 5. Rxh7+ Kg8 6. Reg7# 1-0