The combination is the heart of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown185"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7r/pp2qkpp/4bp2/8/P3QP1P/4P3/1Br3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qxc2 ( { White can try: } 1. Kxc2 Bb3+ 2. Kxb3 Qxe4 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 1... Rc8 2. Bc3 ( { White can try: } 2. Qxc8 Bxc8 3. Rhe1 Bf5 4. Kd2 Qe4 5. Kc3 Qc2+ 6. Kb4 a5+ 7. Ka3 Qc5+ 8. Ka2 Qc4+ 9. Ka1 Qxa4+ 10. Ba3 Qxa3# ) 2... Qa3+ ( { Black can try: } 2... Bf5 3. Qb3+ Be6 4. Qb2 { White wins
with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 2... Qc5 3. Rd3 Bf5 4. Rhd1 Bxd3 5. Rxd3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Kd2 Bb3 4. Ra1 Qd6+ 5. Qd3 Qc6 6. Rhg1 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0