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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bankov"]
[Black "Lusmijagi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/6k1/pRp4p/6p1/P2Pp1q1/4Prp1/6Q1/5NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Rf2 2. Qh1 ( { White can try to save himself with: } 2. Qxg3 Rxf1+ 3. Kg2 Rg1+ 4. Kxg1 Qxg3+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Qd1+ 4. Kg2 Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Qf2# 0-1