Irving Chernev

The sign of a great Master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown174"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/5pb1/p2pBp1p/8/4P1rP/1P4R1/q1r2QP1/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qa7 Rxh4+ ( 1... Rxg3 2. Qxf7+ Kh7 3. Qg8+ Kg6 4. Bf7# ) 2. Kg1 Kh8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxg2+ 3. Rxg2 Qxg2+ 4. Kxg2 fxe6 5. Rxd6 { White wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qb8+ Kh7 4. Bf5# 1-0