Savielly Tartakower

A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third when you know you're going to lose!

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bankov"]
[Black "Lusmiagi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/6k1/pRp5/6p1/P2Pp1q1/4Prp1/6Q1/5NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Rf2 2. Qxg3 ( { White can try: } 2. Qh1 Rxf1+ ( { Black dare not try: } 2... g2 3. Rb7+ Rf7 ( { Black dare not try: } 3... Kf6 4. Qh6+ Kf5 5. Rf7# ) 4. Rxf7+ Kxf7 5. Qxg2 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Kxf1 Qd1+ 4. Kg2 Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Qf2# ) 2... Rxf1+ 3. Kg2 Qe2+ 4. Kh3 Rh1+ 5. Qh2 Qf3# 0-1