| 1.Nxe5! | Bxd1 |
| If 1... Nxd5 2.Nxg4 or 1... dxe5 2.Nxf6+ gxf6 3.Qxg4 White is a pawn up with the better position | |
| 2.Nxf6+ | gxf6 |
| Black could buy his way out of real trouble by 2... Kf8 3.Ned7+ Qxd7 4.Nxd7+ Ke8 5.Nxc5 but it isn't much comfort | |
| 3.Bxf7+ | Kf8 |
| 4.Bh6# | |
| Another variation on the three-piece mate inspired by Legal in 1787 | |
| Pollock-Halla (1884) | |