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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown397"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1q2rk1/pp2ppb1/3p1n1B/5P1p/6n1/2N5/PPPQK3/6RR w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qg5 Qc4+ 2. Ke1 ( { White can try: } 2. Kd1 Qd4+ 3. Kc1 Nh7 4. Qxh5 Nxh6 5. Qxh6 Rfc8 6. Qxh7+ Kf8 { With equal chances. } ) ( { White can also try: } 2. Kd2 Qxc3+ 3. bxc3 Ne4+ 4. Kc1 Nxg5 5. Bxg5 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } ) ( { White can also try: } 2. Kf3 Ne5+ 3. Kg2 ( 3. Kg3 Qg4+ 4. Kf2 Qxg5 5. Rxg5 Ng6 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. fxg6 fxg6 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 3... Qg4+ 4. Kf1 Qxg5 5. Rxg5 Ng6 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. fxg6 fxg6 { Black
wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Ne8 3. Bxg7 Nxg7 4. Rxh5 Qd4 5. Rxg4 Qf6 6. Rgh4 Qxg5 7. Rh8# 1-0