Baron Tassilo

Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown45"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7R/P1k2q2/2p5/1p5p/6pP/4P1P1/4PK2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Kg1 { The only move that wins. } ( { White can try: } 1. Ke1 Qd5 2. a8=Q Qh1+ 3. Kd2 Qd5+ 4. Kc2 Qe4+ 5. Kd1 Qd5+ 6. Kc1 Qc4+ 7. Kb2 Qb4+ 8. Ka2 Qc4+ 9. Ka3 Qc3+ 10. Ka2 Qc2+ 11. Ka3 Qc3+ { White cannot escape the checks. Draw. } ) ( { White can also try: } 1. Kg2 Qd5+ 2. Kg1 Qd1+ 3. Kf2 Qh1 4. Rh7+ Kb6 5. a8=Q Qh2+ 6. Ke1 Qh1+ 7. Kd2 Qd5+ { Again, white cannot escape the checks. Draw. } ) 1... Qa2 2. a8=Q Qxa8 3. Rxa8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0