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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown06"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "1n6/8/5P2/P1k5/2P4p/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. a6 { If the knight captures, then the f-pawn promotes. } 1... Kb6 { Nipping at the heels of the black king. } 2. c5+ ( 2. a7 Kxa7 3. f7 Nd7 4. c5 Kb7 5. Kd4 Kc6 6. Ke4 Kxc5 7. Kf4 Kd6 8. Kg4 Ke7 9. Kxh4 Kxf7 ) 2... Kxa6 3. c6 { Blocking the knight from stopping the f-pawn from promotion. } 3... Kb6 4. f7 Kxc6 5. f8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0