Philidor

Pawns are the soul of the game.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/pk5p/1P6/3pp3/8/8/2r4r/RR1K4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. bxa7+ Kc7 2. Rb7+ ( { White can try: } 2. a8=Q Rcd2+ 3. Ke1 Rde2+ 4. Kd1 Rd2+ 5. Kc1 Rc2+ 6. Kd1 { Draw. } ) 2... Kxb7 3. a8=Q+ Kb6 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0