H. E. Bird

Place the contents of the chess box in a hat, shake them up vigorously, pour them on the board from a height of two feet, and you get the style of Steinitz.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1r2r3/kpR3Rp/p4n2/3p4/3Pp2P/1P6/P2KB3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rc6 e3+ 2. Kd1 { The best move. } ( { White can try: } 2. Ke1 Rbc8 3. Rxf6 Rc1+ 4. Bd1 e2 5. Kd2 exd1=Q# ) 2... Rbc8 ( { Black dare not try: } 2... Ne4 3. Rxa6# ) ( { Black can try: } 2... Ka8 3. Rxf6 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 3. Rxf6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0