A man ceases to be a beginner in chess and becomes a master when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vladimir Malakhov"]
[Black "Evgeny Najer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/5p2/8/8/1k2K3/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Kd4 { The only move that wins.|White holds black's king away from the
action. } 1... f6 ( { Black can try: } 1... Kb5 2. Kd5 Kb6 3. Kd6 Kb5 4. f4 Kc4 5. f5 Kd4 6. f6 Ke4 7. Ke7 Kf5 8. Kxf7 Ke5 9. Ke7 { The pawn will promote. } ) 2. f4 Kb5 3. Kd5 f5 4. Ke5 Kc6 5. Kxf5 Kd6 6. Kf6 Kd7 7. f5 Ke8 8. Kg7 Ke7 9. f6+ { The pawn will promote. } 1-0