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Diag. 16


13. RxKt

compare Diag. 12.

13. ... RxR
14. R-Q1 Q-K3

This releases the King's Knight. Now White could win by playing
BxKt and BxRch, but he prefers to end up with a magnificent
sacrifice.

15. BxRch KtxB
16. Q-Kt8ch!! KtxQ
17. R-Q8 mate

The final position shows in a striking manner how a few well-
developed pieces can be worth more than many undeveloped ones,
and the whole game is an example of the fatal consequences which
can follow the loss of a move, since it often leads to the
compulsory loss of further moves in the course of the game.

"This is the curse of every evil deed That propagating still it
brings forth evil."