Philidor

Pawns are the soul of the game.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown163"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7k/3Q1pbp/2p3p1/8/2P5/4r1P1/r3qP1P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qc8+ Re8 2. Rd8 Rxd8 ( { Black can try: } 2... h6 3. Rxe8+ Kh7 4. Rxe2 Rxe2 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qxd8+ Bf8 4. Qxf8# 1-0