Alekhine

The combination is the heart of chess.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nedwezki"]
[Black "Kampen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7k/p5p1/1p2p3/8/2P1qP2/P6P/3pr1PK/3Q1R2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A classic pursuit tactic.|White can try: } 1. Rf2 ( 1. Rg1 Qxf4+ 2. Kh1 Qf2 3. a4 Qxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Re1+ 5. Kf2 Rxd1 6. Ke2 Ra1 7. Kxd2 Rxa4 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 1... Rxf2 2. Qh5+ Kg8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Qh7 3. Qe8+ Qg8 4. Qh5+ Qh7 5. Qe8+ Qg8 6. Qh5+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 3. Qe8+ Kh7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qe8+ Kh7 6. Qh5+ { Draw by repetition of position. } 1/2-1/2