Castle Your King Early

Get your King to safety early in a chess game.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Teschner"]
[Black "Portisch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "k1r1r3/pp5p/1q6/3R1N2/1b6/1P3P2/2Q1R1PP/7K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ X-ray tactic. } 1... Qf2 { The black queen attacks the white queen through
the white rook. } 2. Rxf2 ( { Black can try: } 2. Ne3 Rxc2 3. Rxf2 Rxf2 { Black
wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 2. h4 Qxe2 3. Qxe2 Rxe2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also
try: } 2. Ng3 Qe1+ 3. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 4. Nf1 Rxf1# ) ( { Black can also try: } 2. Qxc8+ Rxc8 3. Rxf2 Rc1+ 4. Rf1 Rxf1# ) ( { Black can also try: } 2. Rd1 Qxe2 3. Qxe2 Rxe2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Re1+ 3. Rf1 Rxf1# 0-1