Alekhine

The combination is the heart of chess.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown056"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r1r3/7p/k1p1R3/pq1p4/5P2/4Q3/1n4PP/1R5K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rxe8 Nc4 2. Rxb5 Nxe3 3. Rxa5+ { The rook sells itself as dearly as
possible. } 3... Kxa5 4. Rxc8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0