| 1.Re8!! | Qxe8 |
| 2.Qxf6! |
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| The reverse move order does not work: 1.Qxf6 gxf6 2.Re8 Kg7 and of course 2... gxf6 3.Bxf6# |
| 2... | Qe7 |
| The simplest way to win now is 3.Qxe7 Nxe7 4.Re1! Ng8 5.Re8 Be6 and the endgame is hopless for Black. However... |
| 3.Qxg7+!! | Qxg7 |
| 4.f6! | Qxg2+ |
| Another way of conceding was 4... Qf8 5.f7+ Ne5 and then White uses the power of the long diagonal to win by
6.fxe5 h5 7.e6+ Kh7 8.Bd3+ Kh6 9.Rf6+ Kg5 (9... Kg7 10.Rg6+ also leads to mate) 10.Rg6+ Kf5 11.Kf2! |
| 5.Kxg2 | Bxh3+ |
| 6.Kxh3 | h5 |
| 7.Rg1 |
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| And Black resigned |
| Morphy-Amateur (1858) Blindfold |