Wilhelm Steinitz

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rossolimo"]
[Black "Monson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/3P3p/p5p1/6r1/P1R5/3R4/5p1P/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rf3 ( { White can try: } 1. Rg3 Rd5 2. Rc1 Rxd7 { Black has the better
position. } ) 1... Rg1+ ( { Black can try: } 1... Rd5 2. Rc8 Rxd7 3. Rcxf8+ { White
wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 1... Rgf5 2. Rxf5 gxf5 3. Rc8 Kf7 4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. d8=Q+ { White wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 2. Kxf2 Rd1 3. Rc8 Rxd7 4. Rcxf8+ { White wins with a
large material advantage. } 1-0