Mikhail Botvinnik

Suddenly it was obvious to me in my analysis I had missed what Fischer had found with the greatest of ease at the board.

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[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Torre, Carlos"]
[Black "Parker, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2kr4/ppp3Pp/4RP1B/2r5/5P2/8/PP1p3P/3K4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ White resigned in a winning position. Can you find the winning moves? } 1. Rd6 ( { White dare not try: } 1. g8=Q Rc1+ 2. Ke2 d1=Q+ 3. Kf2 Rc2+ 4. Kg3 Qg1+ 5. Kf3 Rf2+ 6. Ke4 Qb1+ 7. Ke3 Qe1# ) 1... Rxd6 2. g8=Q+ Rd8 3. Qxd8+ Kxd8 4. f7 Rf5 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Bxf8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1