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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Benjamin Finegold"] [Black "Alexander Shabalov"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "2br1rk1/p1p3b1/2Q3pp/4p3/2P1Pn1q/NN2B3/PP3RPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... Ne2+ 2. Rxe2 ( { White can try: } 2. Kh1 Ng3+ 3. Kg1 Nxf1 4. g3 Qh3 5. Rxf8+ Rxf8 6. Qd5+ Kh8 7. Bc5 Qxh2# ) 2... Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Rd1+ 4. Re1 Rxe1# 0-1