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 "corr."]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smirnov"]
[Black "Zeleznov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r4k/pp1P4/7b/4p2B/8/2Q1p1P1/PP3q2/3K3R b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... e2+ 2. Bxe2 Qd4+ 3. Ke1 ( { White dare not try: } 3. Qxd4 Rc1# ) 3... Rxc3 4. bxc3 Qxc3+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1