Baron Tassilo

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bilenko"]
[Black "Picugin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r2qr1k1/4npbp/p1n5/2B2p2/p2p4/2PP3P/BP2Q1P1/R2NR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qe6+ Kf8 3. Rf1 Be5 4. Rxf5+ Kg7 5. Rf7+ Kg8 6. Bxe7 Rxe7 ( { Black can try: } 6... Nxe7 7. Rxe7+ Kh8 8. Qxe5+ Kg8 9. Qg7# ) 7. Rxe7+ Kh8 8. Qxc6 Qxe7 9. Qxa8+ { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0