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Coup Deslauriers - the intended capture is f9-f7-h7-h5-f5-f3x. The first move removes the man that would otherwise corrupt the combination at the very end!
The Canadian player Marcel Deslauriers became world champion in 1956 and lost the title to the Russian player dr. Iser Koeperman in 1958. The position above is from a 1956 game against his future successor. Deslauriers, black, shows his uncanny combinatorial skills behind the board. The intended capture is f9-f7-h7-h5-f5-f3x, with a decisive breakthrough.