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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown159"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "8/p5pk/1P6/P4p1p/2Q1p3/1PN2nPP/3r1PK1/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Nxd1 ( { White can try: } 1. Nxe4 Ne1+ ( 1... Rd4 2. Ng5+ Nxg5 3. Qe2 axb6 4. axb6 R1d3 5. b7 Rxb3 6. Qxh5+ Kg8 7. Qe8+ Kh7 8. b8=Q Rxb8 9. Qxb8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Kh2 Nf3+ 3. Kg2 Ne1+ 4. Kg1 ( 4. Kf1 Nc2+ 5. Kg2 Ne3+ 6. Kh2 Nxc4 7. Nxd2 Nxd2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 4... Nf3+ 5. Kg2 { Draw by repetition of moves. } ) 1... Rxd1 2. Qf1 ( { White dare not try: } 2. b7 Rg1# ) 2... Rxf1 3. Kxf1 Nd2+ 4. Ke2 Nxb3 5. bxa7 Nd4+ 6. Ke3 Nc6 7. a8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0