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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown87"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "5q2/2QN1pk1/6pp/3n4/8/RP6/PKP2PPP/4r3 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { If you take my queen, then I will take yours. } 1... Qxa3+ { A classic desparado move.|If you are going to lose your queen, then sell it dearly. } ( { Black can try: } 1... Nxc7 2. Nxf8 Kxf8 { White's three connected passed pawns for a knight give white the edge. } ) 2. Kxa3 Nxc7 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1