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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1875.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shumov"]
[Black "Winawer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r1kr2/pR5p/2q5/3p4/Q3bP2/8/PP4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rc1 { Black can try: } 1... Rf6 ( { Black can try: } 1... d4 2. Rxa7 Rf7 3. Rxc6 Bxc6 4. Qxd4 Rxa7 5. Qxa7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Rxc6 Rfxc6 3. Qxa7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0