Nimzovich

The passed Pawn is a criminal that must be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown463"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/2p3p1/8/3b2P1/1P1P4/2P3RQ/q1r2r1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qh8+ ( { White can try: } 1. Qc8+ Rf8 2. Qh3 Rc1 3. Rxc1 Qf2# ) ( { White can
also try: } 1. Re8+ Kf7 2. g6+ ( 2. Qd7+ Kg6 3. h4 Qb1+ 4. Re1 Qxe1# ) 2... Kxe8 3. Qc8+ Ke7 4. Qxc7+ Ke8 5. Qc8+ Ke7 6. Qc7+ Ke8 7. Qc8+ { Draw by repetition of
position. } ) 1... Kxh8 2. Re8+ Kh7 3. g6+ Kh6 4. Rh8# 1-0