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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "1898.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Herman"] [Black "Charousek"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "A00"] [FEN "r4rk1/pppb2pp/3b2q1/8/3pNp2/3P3P/PPPBQPP1/R3R2K b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... f3 { Destroying white's pawn cover. } 2. gxf3 Bxh3 3. Rg1 Qh5 4. Rg5 Qh4 5. Kg1 { It is easy to see that all of white's moves are forced to this point. } 5... Bh2+ 6. Kh1 ( { White can try: } 6. Kxh2 Bf1+ 7. Kg1 Bxe2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 6... Bf1 7. Qe1 ( { White can try: } 7. Qxf1 Bg3+ 8. Kg1 Qh2# ) 7... Be2 8. Qxe2 ( { White can try: } 8. Rg2 Bxf3 9. Qf1 Rf5 10. Bg5 Qh3 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nf6+ Kf7 13. Rxe8 Rxg5 14. Rc8 Bxg2+ 15. Qxg2 Qxg2# ) 8... Bg3+ 9. Kg1 Qh2+ 10. Kf1 Qh1# 0-1