H. E. Bird

Place the contents of the chess box in a hat, shake them up vigorously, pour them on the board from a height of two feet, and you get the style of Steinitz.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/6p1/6k1/2r5/2P1R3/3P4/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ As Always, Kings Are Important Fighting Pieces } 1. Kf2 { White's king moves
to join the fight. } 1... Kf5 2. Ke3 g5 { Black advances his pawn with royal
ambitions. } 3. Re8 g4 4. Rf8+ Kg5 5. Ke4 Rc7 6. Rg8+ { Rooks belong behind
passed pawns. } 6... Kh4 7. Kf4 { Threatening mate. } 7... Rf7+ 8. Ke5 g3 { Pawns lust for
promotion. } 9. c5 Kh3 10. c6 g2 11. d4 Kh2 12. d5 Rf3 13. c7 Rg3 14. c8=Q g1=Q 15. Qc2+ Qg2 ( { Black dare not try: } 15... Rg2 16. Qh7# ) 16. Qxg2+ Kxg2 17. Rxg3+ Kxg3 18. d6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } *