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Another Evans Gambit finish from Steinitz-Pilhal, Vienna, 1862.
1.Nxd7 Qxd5 [A more protracted, yet equally fatal, defense was 1...Bxd7 2.Rxe7+ Kd8 3.Rxd7+ Kc8 4.Qxf5 Kb8 5.Qf4 Rc8 6.Qxc7+ Rxc7 7.Rd8+ Rc8 8.Bd6#] 2.Nf6+ Kf8 3.Bxe7#
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