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 "Unknown365"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7k/pp1bn1bp/3p4/P1pPp3/2P2q2/5r1P/1P2QNN1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A classic clearance tactic. } 1... Qg3 2. O-O e4 { Clearing the e5 square
for the bishop. } ( { Black can try: } 2... Bxh3 3. Ne4 Rxf1+ 4. Rxf1 Qg6 5. Qf3 Bf5 6. Re1 { With a likely draw. } ) 3. Qxe4 Be5 4. Ng4 Bxg4 5. Rxf3 Bxf3 6. Qc2 Qh2+ 7. Kf1 Qh1+ 8. Kf2 Qxg2+ 9. Ke3 Bd4+ 10. Kd3 Be4# 0-1