Wilhelm Steinitz

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Correspondence"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hartoch"]
[Black "Spasski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3R4/5bkp/6p1/3P1p2/3q4/Q5PP/P1r3r1/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Qh8+ Kg5 3. Rxf5+ { An important in between move that prevents
black from checkmating white with rooks after white captures the black
queen. } 3... gxf5 4. Qxd4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0