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 "Unknown470"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r1r1k/6p1/p1p1P2q/1p5p/3P1P1Q/1B6/PP3K1P/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. e7 ( { White can try: } 1. Kg3 Rf6 2. d5 g5 3. fxg5 Rg8 4. h3 Rxg5+ 5. Kh2 Qg7 6. d6 Rfg6 7. Qe1 Rg2+ 8. Kh1 R2g3 9. Qf2 Rxh3+ 10. Qh2 Rxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Rg2+ 12. Kh1 Qg3 13. e7 Qh2# ) ( { White can try: } 1. Ke3 Rde8 2. d5 cxd5 3. Bxd5 Rf6 4. Re1 { Black has a winning advantage. } ) 1... Rxf4+ 2. Kg3 Rxh4 3. exd8=Q+ Kh7 4. Bg8+ Kg6 5. Qe8+ Kf6 6. Rf1+ Kg5 7. Qe5+ Kg6 8. Qf5# 1-0