David Levy

I prefer to lose a really good game than to win a bad one.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Bradley Beach, NJ"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kevitz, Alexander"]
[Black "Fox, Maurice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r3k/1p1q1pbp/2p1p3/Q4p2/2P2N2/1Pn3P1/P4PBP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qd2 { Black attacks the rook and threatens Ne2+ winning white's queen
for a knight.  The natural move for white is to protect the rook and avoid
the check. } 2. Kf1 { The natural move loses immediately.  There was no good
move for white. } 2... Qxe1+ 3. Kxe1 Rd1# 1-0