This is a whole lesson, so I hope you take out a board and play it through. Lots of good points to learn! The game was Borochow-McCudden, NY 1918: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Be3 (More precise was 7. h3 to prepare Be3, so there would be no Ng4 by Black) 7... c6 8. a4 Qc7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 h6 11. Nh4!? (A double-edged move; easier was h3 with Rd1 to follow) Re8 (A wild line would be 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxh4 13. Qh5 Bd8 14. Bxh6 Nf6 15. Qg6 Ne8 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Ra3 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rad3 Rd8 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Qxe8+ Rf8 23. Qe6+ Qf7 24. Qg4 Be7 25. Rd7 and White has an overwhelming position). After 11..Re8, White saw his opportunity to finish off Black.

The game finished this way: 12. Bxf7+! Kxf7 13. Qc4+ Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qd6 15. Nf4+ Kf6 16. Nh5#

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