Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Taimanow"]
[Black "Jakobsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4nrkn/r2q1p1p/3p2pQ/NppPpN1P/1P2P3/2P2PP1/8/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ A classic smothered mate tactic. } 1. Qg7+ ( { White can try: } 1. hxg6 fxg6 { White's initiative is done. } ) 1... Nxg7 2. Nh6# 1-0