Reuben Fine

I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Newell Banks"]
[Black "Geza Maroczy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/8/4p3/3pP1k1/3P3p/7K/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Black does not win the race after the immediate: } 1... Kh5 ( 1... Kf4 2. Kxh4 Ke4 3. Kg5 Kxd4 4. Kf6 Kc3 5. Kxe6 d4 6. Kf6 d3 7. e6 d2 8. e7 d1=Q 9. e8=Q { A draw. } ) 2. Kg2 Kg4 3. Kh2 Kf4 4. Kh3 Ke4 5. Kxh4 Kxd4 6. Kg5 Kxe5 { Black has a won endgame with his two connected passed pawns. } 0-1