Philidor

Pawns are the soul of the game.

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[Event "U.S. Open"]
[Site "San Antonio"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lyman, Shelby"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r2q3r/p1pb1Qpk/2p1P3/2bpP3/8/6p1/P1P3PP/RNB2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rf6 Be8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Qxf6 2. exf6 Bf8 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. f7# ) 2. Rh6# 1-0