Alekhine

The combination is the heart of chess.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown149"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5k2/1q2r1p1/3b1nQp/pp6/8/1BR4P/Pr3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rc8+ Re8 2. Rxe8+ Nxe8 3. Qf5+ Nf6 ( { Black can try: } 3... Ke7 4. Qf7+ Kd8 5. Qxb7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 4. Rc8+ Ke7 5. Qe6# 1-0