Paul Morphy

Checkers is for tramps.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown013"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1q2rk1/1p3p1p/pQ4p1/2Np4/6b1/3B1n2/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. gxf3 ( { Black can try: } 1. Kh1 Qb8 2. g3 ( 2. gxf3 Bxf3+ 3. Kg1 Qf4 4. Rfd1 Qg4+ 5. Kf1 Rae8 6. Qd6 Qg2# ) 2... Qe5 3. Qb4 Qh5 4. h4 Rae8 5. Rfd1 g5 6. Kg2 gxh4 7. Rh1 h3+ 8. Kf1 h2 9. Be2 Qh3# ) 1... Bxf3 { The question of course is how
to stop white's planned Qg4+ or Qh3 with mate next? } 2. Qd6 ( { White dare not
try: } 2. Qb4 Qh3 3. a3 Qg2# ) ( { White can try: } 2. Ne6 Qxe6 3. Qxe6 fxe6 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Qg4+ 3. Qg3 { White wins with
a large material advantage. } 1-0