Lasker - Bauer, Amsterdam, 1889
15. Bxh7+!
The game continued: 15…Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19. Rf3
Black must give up his queen to avoid mate. Lasker got a decisive material advantage and soon won the game.
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