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 "Unknown508"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/5kp1/4p1p1/2Ppp3/Q3q2P/7K/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qxe4 ( { White can try: } 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Qxe6+ Kh7 3. c6 d4 4. c7 Qe3+ 5. Kh2 Qf4+ 6. g3 Qf2+ 7. Kh3 Qf1+ 8. Kg4 d3 9. c8=Q Qe2+ 10. Kh3 Qf1+ 11. Kg4 Qe2+ 12. Kh3 Qf1+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 1... dxe4 2. Kg3 Ke7 3. Kf2 Kd7 4. Ke3 Kc6 5. Kxe4 Kxc5 6. Kxe5 Kc6 7. Kxe6 Kc7 8. Kf7 Kd6 9. Kxg6 Ke6 10. Kxg7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0