Mikhail Chigorin

Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koretsky"]
[Black "Engert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1bp2p1p/pn1b2p1/1p4B1/3q4/2N3N1/PPP3PP/R1Q2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Bf6 Be5 2. Nf5 { Black can try: } 2... Qc5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Bxf6 3. Nxd4 Bxd4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 2... gxf5 3. Qg5# ) 3. Nh6# 1-0