James Mason

Every Pawn is a potential Queen.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown424"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5ppp/p1B1p3/n5q1/3P4/P3P1P1/2Q2P1P/1R4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qd8 ( { Black dare not try: } 1... Nxc6 2. Qxc6 Rxc6 3. Rb8+ Rc8 4. Rxc8+ Qd8 5. Rxd8# ) 2. Qa4 Nxc6 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxc6 3. Qxa5 Qc8 4. Kg2 h6 { White has a pawn advantage. } ) 3. Qxa6 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } 0-1