We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown347"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5k2/3K3R/8/4P3/8/8/5r1p/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Kg8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Rf7+ 2. Rxf7+ Kxf7 3. e6+ Kf6 4. e7 h1=Q 5. e8=Q { Draw. } ) 2. Rh3 Rf7+ 3. Ke8 Rh7 4. Rxh7 ( { White can try: } 4. Rxh2 Rxh2 5. e6 Re2 6. e7 Re3 7. Kd7 Kf7 8. e8=Q+ Rxe8 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 4... Kxh7 5. e6 h1=Q 6. e7 Qd5 7. Kf8 Qg8# 0-1