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 "Unknown24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/8/5P2/P1R5/6k1/8/r6p/7K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rf5 Kxf5 ( { Black can try: } 1... Kg3 2. Rf1 Rxa5 3. f7 Ra8 4. f8=Q Rxf8 5. Rxf8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. f7 Rxa5 3. f8=Q+ { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0