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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown384"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r1b1k2r/ppp2ppp/2p5/4b3/6n1/8/PPP1BPPP/RNB2RK1 w kq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Re1 ( { White can try: } 1. Bxg4 Bxg4 2. Re1 O-O-O 3. h3 Rd1 4. Rxd1 Bxd1 5. Na3 Be2 6. c3 Rd8 7. Be3 { Black's bishop pair and extra pawn win. } ) 1... Bxh2+ 2. Kh1 Nxf2+ 3. Kxh2 O-O 4. Nc3 Ng4+ 5. Kg3 Nf6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0