Reuben Fine

I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown130"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r3k1/1b1qp1bp/pB1p1pp1/1p1P4/1P6/P6P/B4PP1/2Q1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qc6 Qe8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Bxc6 2. dxc6+ Kf8 3. cxd7 Rb8 4. Rc1 Bh6 5. Rc8+ Rxc8 6. dxc8=Q+ Kg7 7. Qg8# ) ( { Black can also try: } 1... Rxc6 2. dxc6+ e6 3. cxd7 h5 4. d8=Q+ Kh7 5. Rxe6 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 1... Qxc6 2. dxc6+ Kf8 3. cxb7 Rb8 4. Rc1 Bh6 5. Rc8+ Rxc8 6. bxc8=Q+ Kg7 7. Qg8# ) 2. Qxb7 { White wins with a
large material advantage. } 1-0