Of chess, it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anon."]
[Black "Richter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/1pbQ3p/p1q3p1/8/2P1p3/1P2p2P/P5P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ The immediate e2 gives white a winning attack:
The immediate queen capture
allows white's king to stop the promotion: } 1... Bh2+ { Pulling white's king
away from the promoting pawn. } ( { Black can try: } 1... e2 2. Qc8+ Kg7 3. Rd7+ Kf6 4. Qf8+ Kg5 5. Qe7+ Kf5 6. Qf7+ Kg5 7. Rd5+ Qxd5 8. Qxd5+ Kh6 9. Qd2+ e3 10. Qxe3+ g5 11. Qxe2 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 1... Qxd7 2. Rxd7 e2 3. Kf2 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 2. Kxh2 { Sadly, this move is best. } ( { The king cannot
approach black's pawns to prevent their promotion: } 2. Kf1 Qf6+ 3. Ke2 Qf2# ) 2... Qxd7 3. Rxd7 e2 4. Rxb7 e1=Q { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1