Cecil Purdy

Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Parma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5r2/2q1p1k1/p3Q1p1/1pp2nN1/3b4/1P5P/P5P1/2R2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Win material. } 1. Qxf5 { Clearing the square for the knight. } 1... gxf5 2. Ne6+ Kf6 3. Nxc7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0