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