Aaron Nimzovich

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown421"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/3r1p1p/p2ppQpP/6R1/P1Nq4/3r1PK1/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Ne5 Rxf3+ 2. Kxf3 ( { White can try: } 2. gxf3 Qg1+ 3. Kh3 Qh1+ 4. Kg4 Qg2+ 5. Kh4 ( 5. Kf4 dxe5+ 6. Rxe5 Rd4+ 7. Ke3 Qd2# ) 5... Qh2+ 6. Kg4 Qg2+ 7. Kh4 Qh2+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 2... Qc3+ 3. Kg4 Qd4+ 4. Kh3 Qc3+ 5. g3 Kf8 6. Qg7+ Ke8 7. Qg8+ Ke7 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. Qxd7# 1-0