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 "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown474"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1r4r1/R1pk1p2/1p1p3p/1P2p3/2NPP1bq/2PQ4/5PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Be2 ( { Black can try: } 1... Bh3 2. g3 Bxf1 3. Kxf1 Qh1+ 4. Ke2 Rg4 5. Ne3 Rxe4 6. Qc4 Rxe3+ 7. Kxe3 Qe1+ 8. Kf3 Qh1+ 9. Ke2 Qh5+ 10. f3 Rc8 11. g4 Qg5 { With a likely draw. } ) 2. Nxb6+ Ke6 3. d5+ Kf6 4. Nd7+ Ke7 5. Qxe2 ( { White can try: } 5. Rxc7 Bxd3 6. Nxb8+ Kf6 7. Nd7+ Kg7 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 5... Rxg2+ 6. Kxg2 Rg8+ 7. Kf3 Qf4# 0-1