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 "1959.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tolush"]
[Black "Anon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppq1bppp/3p4/n2np3/7N/2P5/PPB2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qxd5 Bxh4 2. Qe4 Bxf2+ { A desparado move that gets a pawn for the bishop. } 3. Kxf2 f5 4. Qd5+ Kh8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0