Andrew Soltis

You know you're going to lose. Even when I was ahead I knew I was going to lose. -- on playing against Fischer.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown570"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/5ppk/1Q1b1q1p/P1p2r2/3p4/1P1P1P1P/2PB2P1/R4K2 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Rxf3+ 2. Kg1 ( { White can try: } 2. gxf3 Qxf3+ 3. Kg1 Qg3+ 4. Kf1 Qxh3+ 5. Ke2 Qg2+ 6. Kd1 Qf1+ 7. Be1 Bg3 8. c4 Bxe1 9. Kc2 Qe2+ 10. Kc1 Bc3 11. Ra2 Qe1+ 12. Kc2 Qd2+ 13. Kb1 Qd1# ) 2... Qe5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rf2 3. Qxd6 Qxd6 4. Kxf2 { Wi } 4... Qa6 { With a likely draw. } ) 3. gxf3 ( { White can try: } 3. Qxd6 Qxd6 4. gxf3 Qg3+ 5. Kf1 Qxf3+ 6. Ke1 Qh1+ 7. Ke2 Qxa1 { Black wins with
a large material advantage. } ) 3... Qg3+ 4. Kf1 Qxf3+ 5. Kg1 Qg3+ 6. Kf1 Qxh3+ 7. Ke2 Qg2+ 8. Kd1 Qf1+ 9. Be1 Bg3 10. c4 Bxe1 11. Kc2 Qf2+ 12. Kb1 Bc3 13. Ra2 Qe1+ 14. Kc2 Qd2+ 15. Kb1 Qd1# 0-1