| 1.Nf6+! | gxf6 |
| 2.exf6 | Ng6 |
| If 2... Qe6 3.Qxe6 fxe6 4.fxe7 Nxe7 5.Re1 Kf7 6.Rc7 followed by Nd4 or Ne5+ with a
won game for White |
| 3.Qd2! | |
| 3.Qb5 would regain the piece at once, but the text is more forcing, threatening Qxh6
followed by mate |
| 3... | Qf5 |
| If 3... Kh7 4.Nd4 regains the piece with decisive advantage |
| 4.Qxh6! | Qxf6 |
| 5.Rxc6! | Qxb2 |
| If 5... Qxc6 6.Ng5 forces mate |
| 6.Rd4! | Qb1+ |
| 7.Kh2 | Qf5 |
| 8.Rg4 | |
| And White resigns, perhaps a little early, but for example, after 8... Rbc8 9.Rcxg6+! fxg6
10.Rh4 Rfd8 11.Qh8+ Kf7 12.Rh7+ Ke6 13.Nd4+ there's only one outcome |
| Marshall-Schlechter (1907) |