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 "Unknown39"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1bk2r1/pp1nq1b1/2p2nB1/4NQp1/7p/2P1P3/PP3PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Nxc6+ bxc6 ( { Black can try: } 1... Kc7 2. Nxe7 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 2. Qa5# 1-0