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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurgenidze"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/r5pp/4pPq1/2ppP3/p2p3Q/3P4/2P2R1P/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ White missed this tactic against the future world champion. } 1. f7+ Kh8 ( { Here it does not help to capture the pawn: } 1... Raxf7 2. Rxf7 Rxf7 3. Qd8+ Rf8 4. Rxf8# ) 2. Qd8 Rxd8 ( { It is too late to reinforce the back rank: } 2... Ra8 3. Qxa8 Rxa8 4. f8=Q+ Rxf8 5. Rxf8# ) 3. f8=Q+ Rxf8 4. Rxf8# 1-0