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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown068"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "8/4Q2p/p5pk/2pP1p2/2P1p3/3nP3/5PPP/4qBK1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Qh4+ { Forced given that black threatens mate in two. } 1... Kg7 2. d6 ( { White can try: } 2. Qe7+ Kg8 3. Qe8+ Kg7 4. Qe7+ Kh6 5. Qh4+ { White has forced a draw, but does he have more? } ) 2... h6 3. d7 g5 4. Qg3 f4 5. exf4 Nxf4 6. Qxf4 ( { White dare not try: } 6. d8=Q Ne2+ 7. Kh1 Qxf1# ) 6... gxf4 7. d8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0